2010 Christmas Special vs. 2011 Pre-Pubs

Keith Larson said:

I find myself having to choose between the Christmas Special and all my 2011 Pre-Pubs.  There is just no way I can afford both.

I just went for the Christmas Special because it is such great value giving me an extra 1,058 resources at a cost of $1.90 each including the Pillar Commentaries that I had on Pre Pub. This does mean that I will need to review my Pre Pubs as they get completed but as you acknowledge the Christmas Special is a great deal.

One of my reasons for going with the Christmas Special is that all of the Christmas deals over the years have been really good and historically they seem not to repeat so these are simply the best offers I expect to see for the included resources. I figure that there is a good chance, but no guarantee, that the Pre Pubs planned for 2011 will end up in a Christmas 2011 or 2012 Special so if I do have to pass I may get them at a great price in the future anyway.

The Christmas deals have been so good that I have sometimes wondered if I should simply wait and see what they bring rather than participate in the Pre Pubs.

Keith Larson said:

 Having been a participate in the Pre-Pub program from the very beginning I have found that the majority of the items I purchased as Pre-Pubs eventually ended up in a base package or as part of some sale or collection at a significantly lower price than I paid for it as a Pre-Pub.  In other words, the Pre-Pub programs is not a “once in a lifetime opportunity” and in many cases it will not be the lowest price that resource will be offered at.

I've only watched the Pre-Pub program versus Sales prices for three years but I have watched them very closely. It is very rare to see a sale price dip below the original Pre-Pub price. The inclusion in new base packages is a more common occurrence. Not knowing which titles may be included in future base packages, and which ones won't, makes it hard to decide on individual purchases. I doubt even Logos could tell you. These things just unfold as time goes by.

Keith Larson said:

The Christmas Special is by far the most economical way to build your library. Just picking the resources that I have a strong interest in from the 50% off sale I easily exceeded the price of the Christmas Collection.

Keith Larson said:

As I contemplate purchasing the 2010 Christmas Special this week, I find myself having to choose between the Christmas Special and all my 2011 Pre-Pubs.  There is just no way I can afford both. I assume there are others in the same boat

The Christmas 2010 Master Collection is the best offer we have ever seen. If someone wants the content, now is the time to get it. If that means missing out on some Pre-Pubs it is worth the sacrifice. A purchase of the Christmas special today is a sale realized. An order for a Pre-Pub title is a sale promised (that can possibly fall through.) Logos prefers real sales.

Last year I discussed "income stream" in a forum thread. That is the reality of finite resources each of us have to spend on Logos. Most of us have more disposable income than we realize. We can make adjustments to free up income or generate a little more. But eventually there comes a ceiling that we cannot go beyond.

The recent prolific boon of Logos resources has spotlighted the fact none of us can afford to buy everything Logos produces (maybe Rosie can??). The only alternative I can imagine is a subscription model. But how would it go over if Logos offered everything by subscription after you & I have spent many thousands of dollars for "ownership?" (Nobody really "owns" anything in this life anyway.) Logos can even market it through the Pre-Pub plan to ensure a baseline profitability. 

Keith Larson said:

I am sure Logos plans on a
certain percentage of cancelations in both of these programs, but if
these percentages are exceeded on a regular bases, the Pre-Pub program
as we know it will become financially untenable. I cannot help but think
this would be a bad thing for both Logos and its customers.

A mass exit from the Pre-Pub program would hurt. I would hate to see that happen. I do still have my Pre-ub snapshot  (- remember that offer?) That gives me until June to prepare for the next BIG purchase.  (exception: Zondervan Bible Reference Bundle #2 )

This is my problem, each month prices on everything is going up, at the very time that Logos is giving the greatest deal ever, I am going to start having fewer dollars to spend on larger groups of books.  I did not spend a penny on this Christmas sale, and it had nothing to do with the sales, they were great, but I had to decided which were the resources I need the most to build the best study library that I can for the least amount of money, my desired pre-pubs win hands down!

Not because they are always the best buy, but because they will meet my study needs better.  What really has saved me was the chance to delay my pre-pubs until June, other wise I would miss out on a lot of resources I would really use.

I know Logos is doing a lot to help us, but I think very soon a lot of sales will be missed because the window to buy them is too short. 

I might be wrong, but I think Americans are in for some big changes and they are coming soon, I am fairly sure it is going to have an impact on my buying habits.  I am thankful for all the help that Logos has been in my life.  The resources I have are beyond my dreams and the ability to access the information is simply hard to believe.  I have seen a new way of education come to life in the last few years.  I am thankful that I have been able to take advantage of it as much as I have.

I often find myself praising God for what He has done through Logos!

 I can hardly wait for some of the pre-pubs I have coming!  I am thankful that being disabled allows me more time to use Logos. We are living in exciting times and as things heat up I expect to see more people respond to the Lord!

Your brother in Christ

Jim

The Christmas special is a very good deal if you want the build the number of resources in your library. A lot of my library was built on Christmas and other specials in the past. I already have half the resources offered by the Master's Collection; it just isn't worth the $2k for me to get the remaining resources, no matter how low the cost-per-resource would have been.

Instead I got the NICOT/NICNT Christmas special and about 7 other resources at 50% off. And I have $2000+ worth of prepubs coming up 2011. So that's over $3500 that I've spent or have committed to spend for resources that I REALLY WANT during the next 12 months. In other words, I have an AWESOME DEAL in progress.  I'm just saying...