Minimal Crossgrade vs "Upgrade" to Same Base Package

Sorry, I still don't get it. According to Logos:

The Minimal Crossgrade gives you the minimum tools you need to experience Logos Bible Software 4. It includes only the engine, plus a few essential resources for Logos 4 to work properly.

The Minimal Crossgrade Includes:

English Bibles

The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version
GOD’S WORD Translation
The Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Holy Bible, Translated from the Latin Vulgate
King James Version
Lexham English Bible

Interlinear Bibles

NIV English-Greek Reverse Interlinear***
NIV English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear***
NLT English-Greek Reverse Interlinear***
NLT English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear***
The NRSV English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament
The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament Authorized English Version (1873)
The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament English Standard Version
The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament King James Version
The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament Lexham English Bible
The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament New King James Version
The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament New Revised Standard Version
The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Old Testament Authorized English Version (1873)
The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Old Testament English Standard Version
The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Old Testament King James Version
The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Old Testament New King James Version
The English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Old Testament New Revised Standard Version

Bible Reference

Collins Thesaurus of the Bible
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Strong’s Concise Dictionary of the Words of the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Testament
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Maps, Photos and Media

1000 Bible Images
BiblePlaces.com Image Library
Biblical People
Biblical Places
Biblical Things
Holbein’s Bible Woodcuts
Images from A Dictionary of the Bible (Smith)
Images from An Illustrated History of the Holy Bible
Images from The Bible Hand-Book: For Sunday-Schools and Bible-Readers
Images from The Illustrated Bible Treasury
Images from The People's Bible Encyclopedia
Logos Hymnal Media Resource
Stereoscopic Images of the Middle East
Traveling in the Holy Land
Traveling in the Holy Land through the Stereoscope: Media Resource

Lectionaries

Catholic Lectionary
Christian Worship One Year Lectionary
Christian Worship Three Year Lectionary (with Supplemental Lectionary)
Lutheran Service Book Historic (One Year) Lectionary
Lutheran Service Book Three Year Lectionary
The Revised Common Lectionary
The United Methodist Revised Common Lectionary
Revised Common Lectionary
United Methodist Revised Common Lectionary

Features and Databases

Biblical People
Biblical Places
Biblical Things
iPhone Access Enablement
Logos Bible Software 4 Excerpts
Logos Controlled Vocabulary Database
Pericope Sets Database
Personal Book Builder Reader****

Timelines

Church History
English Bible Versions
Intertestamental Period
Israel’s Judges
Israel's Kings
New Testament Books
Old Testament Books
Old Testament Prophets

***License included with purchase. Files are still being updated.

****License included with purchase. Files will be ready Second Quarter 2010

The Minimal Crossgrade costs $69.95. There are no discounts available.

So if that's the list of "a few essential resources" besides the v3 to v4 Engine Upgrade (which is available free), WHAT ELSE IS THERE in the "Base Package" Upgrade?

For example, the Savings Calculator tells me that if I do an upgrade from my Bible Study Library (OC) v3 to Bible Study Library v4, my Custom Discounted Upgrade Price is $102. And I get all those new books listed above together with the upgrade. But I also get the same books with the Minimal Crossgrade!

So what additional features am I getting for $102 from doing a BSL v3 to BSL v4 "Upgrade", that I would not get if I only do the "Minimal Crossgrade" at $69.95 ?

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TCBlack

WHAT ELSE IS THERE in the "Base Package" Upgrade?

Many books worth hundreds of dollars. Take a look at http://www.logos.com/upgrade Find your package level and then click it in the header. The lines which contains "new to your collection" books will turn a soft yellow. Look for all the

icons. That shows books which were not formerly in your collection at the L3 level but which are at the L4 level.

For instance Look at the picture below:

Note that Matthew henry's commentary is already part of your collection (the dot for the home library is there but the icon isn't.

But "Discovering John" also has the dot indicating it's in the home library collection at the L4 level but the indicates that it wasn't in the L3 collection.

Also note that Charles Simeon's Horae Homiletica (top of pic) has the but isn't in your collection because there's no dot at Bible Study Library column. It doesn't show up until platinum level.

If you add up all of those tags I'd wager the total is much more than $102. It's up to you if what is new is worth it to you.

Theophilus

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/54016#Comment_54016

Ahhhhhh .... Was blind, but now I see.

Without looking carefully, I had wrongly assumed that all the resources with the tag are also the same ones that are listed in the Minimal Crossgrade. My oversight.

In fact, there are actually more new resources in the Base Package Upgrade besides those bundled in the Minimal Crossgrade. Problem was that the new resources bundled in the Minimal Crossgrade as well as those that are not were (a) both tagged , (b) highlighted in yellow, and (c) dotted green.

So actually, I should be looking at the resources that have the tag, are highlighted yellow, are dotted green, but are not listed in the list of "a few essential resources" bundled with the Minimal Crossgrade (such as "Discovering John").

Thanks for pointing it out. Appreciate it.

TCBlack

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/54026#Comment_54026

Glad to help most excellent Theophilus.

Out of morbid curiosity, if you do tally up the real cost of buying the books separately I'd like to know. The upgrade for me was a question of near $2000 to buy them separately or $200 to buy the upgrade. Kind of makes it a no brainer.