Raise bids to $120: Encyclopedia Britannica (32 vols.)!
Please raise Your bids for the Encyclopedia Britannica (32 vols.) in order for it to some day make it into production!
See NB.Mick's review for a reason: "Our libraries are full of books that come from the era where this edition of EB was the latest and greatest scholarship. In other words: For better or worse, what the authors of that day had in mind when they reflected on animals, plants, ancient cultures, geographical locations, cultural aspects etc (or worse: just used a word without reflecting on it) will probably be more along the lines of an EB entry than current-day's wikipedia article."
Currently stalled at 5½%, it has been on CP since July 1. 2013.
I'm in with two accounts, this one $120, the other one $140.
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OK, I have raised my bid from $100 to $140. This one is going to take a lot more bidders. We won't be able to raise our bids high enough to bring it into production.
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Sorry but I can't see paying that much for an Encyclopedia that as published in 1911. That is way out of date for a scientific resources.
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Stephen said:
That is way out of date for a scientific resources.
I don't think Unix was suggesting we buy it for scientific reference but more for sociological reference. We could ask ourselves why buy a background commentary when post-modern Christianity has little to do with the original intent of the authors. [6]
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Super.Tramp said:
when post-modern Christianity has little to do with the original intent of the authors.
You're in fine form tonight ST[;)]
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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My problem is that it's not old enough. If it was 1800 years older I would buy it in a heartbeat!!
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I would rather spend the money on English Dictionary
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Well, there ARE a lot of older dictionary/encyclopedia type resources available for bidding but they're not going anywhere. Reading Sacred Bridge, one I'd like to see hooked to the Logos mapping would be Eusebius's geographic book of Palestine. Even Jerome thought it was an excellent volume.
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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Unix said:
I'm in with two accounts, this one $120, the other one $140.
I'm not understanding the strategy. How does that help?
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Stephen said:
an Encyclopedia that as published in 1911. That is way out of date for a scientific resources.
That depends, doesn't it? If you're researching a person who died in 1905, or an event that took place in 1898, a 1911 encyclopedia may well be considerably better than a 2011 one.
Denise said:one I'd like to see hooked to the Logos mapping would be Eusebius's geographic book of Palestine
I've asked for it multiple times. In the meantime, I think you can find it on the web.
Steve said:How does that help?
Of course it helps if he buys two instead of one.
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One Unix wants it more than the we-know-its-really-Unix.
Hi Unix!
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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[:D]Denise said:One Unix wants it more than the we-know-its-really-Unix.
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I'm a bit lost as to why a 100 year old encyclopedia is worth over $100? Especially with the internet right at hand... I think I remember seeing that one of the major encyclopedia publishers closed up shop recently, even after going digital. Maybe those who are bidding on it can help me understand/convince me?
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Everett Headley said:
I'm a bit lost as to why a 100 year old encyclopedia is worth over $100? Especially with the internet right at hand... I think I remember seeing that one of the major encyclopedia publishers closed up shop recently, even after going digital. Maybe those who are bidding on it can help me understand/convince me?
My thoughts exactly. I have place bids for some old works from CP because my strategy is to resell them afterwards due to my CP price being an awesome deal; plus, I can profit a little bit, but as far as this encyclopedia goes, I wouldn't profit from it at all. $120 is just way too expensive.
DAL
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Here's an article on it.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/apr/10/encyclopedia-britannica-11th-edition
I'm not going to pay $100 for it, but I love having general encyclopedias in Logos, especially for the biographical entries. I use the Columbia Encyclopedia all the time (no longer available from Logos), but it's pretty concise and I would love a larger work.
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I don't understand the value of having this in my logos library compared to the much cheaper dvd? Why pay so much for it in logos?
גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹֽא־יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה
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John Goodman said:
I don't understand the value of having this in my logos library compared to the much cheaper dvd? Why pay so much for it in logos?
Well, a lot of people think they gotta have everything (i.e. every single book or cooking recipe book) in Logos format...LOL...I say cooking recipe book because in the PBB libronix version, Morris Proctor used to say you could even put your favorite cooking recipe book in PBB format; which I thought was funny, but when I remember I had to pay for my PBB license in Libronix is not so funny anymore; but my consolation price is the fact that Logos now includes a free AND BETTER version of the PBB in Logos 4 and 5 and hopefully it'll stay free forever. [:)]
Blessings!
DAL
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