Is there a Link to Faithlife Ebooks in Logos Anywhere?

@Jason S. (Logos) You are the marketing guru. I recently was schooled on the existence of a seemingly separate platform, Faithlife Ebooks. It would sure be convenient to have access to it from Logos somewhere. If it already exists, I'd love for you to point it out.

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Jason S. (Logos)

Hey everyone,

This is a great point. Just to make sure I’m tracking with what you're asking for:

The main idea is to add a clear, easy-to-find link for Faithlife Ebooks directly inside Logos (either our applications or even the Web App). Since these books work right in Logos, it would save people from having to hunt for them or end up buying them elsewhere instead.

@Beloved Amodeo, does that pretty much cover it, or did you have a specific spot in the app where you'd want to see that link?

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Rick Mansfield (Logos)

@Beloved Amodeo, I'm neither Jason Stone nor a marketing guru, and I don't know where Faithlife ebooks is linked on our site (so it probably ought to be more obvious). However, I do keep it linked in my web browser bookmarks: https://general.ebooks.faithlife.com/

Beloved Amodeo

@Rick Mansfield (Logos) Thanks for the suggestion, but wouldn't you agree that a direct link from within the Logos website would be desirable. I'm a little embarrassed to admit I had no idea of its existence.😳

Rick Mansfield (Logos)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1393898#Comment_1393898

I agree! It would be desirable. I desire it!

In all seriousness, general.ebooks.faithlife.com is a bit of a secret we probably ought to highlight more often. When I personally—as a customer—look for a book, I look at Logos first. If it's not there, I'll look for Kindle. Print is last resort because when I want it, I want it. However, when I remember, a good step before going to Amazon is to look at Faithlife Ebooks, because I've found books there on a number of occasions. And I'd much rather have them in the Logos app than the Kindle app!

Beloved Amodeo

My sentiments exactly!

Jason S. (Logos)

Hey everyone,

This is a great point. Just to make sure I’m tracking with what you're asking for:

@Beloved Amodeo, does that pretty much cover it, or did you have a specific spot in the app where you'd want to see that link?

Beloved Amodeo

Yes you covered it well.

did you have a specific spot in the app where you'd want to see that link?

I gave it careful consideration and arrived at a few suggestions. On logos.com, under Books & Courses just under Browse all books. Place the Faithlife icon after Logos.com arrow in Forums. It gets a little complicated after that as the apps are already pretty busy. I suggest two possibilities, put the Faithlife icon on the Dashboard next to the Logos (subscription type) or on the kebab first section bottom line.

Others may disagree or have better ideas!

Paul Caneparo

Whilst I agree with the premise of this post, if you search for an author or for a specific book, the results will include books within Faithlife ebooks. I seem to recall this change happening a few years ago and this could be why the link to Faithlife ebooks - Vryso as some may remember it - disappeared from the main Logos website.

Beloved Amodeo

Paul,

I thought the same until I came upon this use case:

https://community.logos.com/discussion/255946/what-of-volume-2-of-the-venture-of-islam-by-hodgson

If you put this title or author into the store you get no results. You must go to

https://general.ebooks.faithlife.com/search?query=amilicar%20cabral&sortBy=Relevance&limit=30&page=1&filters=status-live_Status&ownership=all&geographicAvailability=all&viewMode=list

to get the desired resources and apparently for much more. Thus the need.

Dr. Nathan Parker

I thought Logos.com already had all of Faithlife eBooks on it already?

Beloved Amodeo

Nathan,

See my above reply to @Paul Caneparo

Dr. Nathan Parker

@Beloved Amodeo Thanks for pointing that out! Now I am confused.