Would like to see these in Vyrso!
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Bob Pritchett said:
Like so many of the "Why won't you give us status updates?!?!" questions over the years, the answer here is because it take a lot of time away from the actual work you want done. And, on top of that, it's a negotiation process (terms, royalty rates, author feelings, etc.), and negotiations often don't work as well if there's a public audience getting blow-by-blow updates.
Wasn't asking for status updates, just the friendly public face of a product manager who regularly reassures us that he (or she) appreciates our suggestions and is doing what he can to advocate for them. A number of them have been doing that on the denominational product forums. Perhaps you wish they didn't spend any time doing that but spent all their time negotiating with publishers. Well, we like it that they drop in on the forums every now and then. [:)] Just as we like it that you do too, even though we know you have way more important things to be dealing with. Good customer relations are important to the long-term health of the company.
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Bob Pritchett said:Rosie Perera said:
as to why there is no subforum for suggesting Catholic/Verbum resources
I have no idea. I sent an email asking that we make one.
Thank you very much! [Y][Y]
Bob Pritchett said:In other words, this isn't a 'won't do it' but more of a 'didn't get to it / hadn't thought about it again recently'... but we're on it now.
I thought (and hoped) it was just something along those lines. [:)]
“The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara
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Now that you have a separate Verbum page, I have a suggestion for the forums page. You have a set of links to allow one to quickly navigate to other Logos sites. Add a link at the top of the page to Verbum.com like you have for Logos.com.
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Bob Pritchett said:Rosie Perera said:
as to why there is no subforum for suggesting Catholic/Verbum resources
I have no idea. I sent an email asking that we make one.
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In other words, this isn't a 'won't do it' but more of a 'didn't get to it / hadn't thought about it again recently'... but we're on it now.
Is it too early to ask for an update on this? I just want to know for sure that it's in the pipeline.
“The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara
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I would like to see James Davison Hunter's To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World.
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That looks like a great book Rosie! I'll see what we can do about getting Oxford University Press into Vyrso.
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That would be great, Brian! OUP has an astounding number of high quality books on Christianity and related topics, including excellent reference books. I was in England recently and stopped into the OUP store in Oxford the other day and couldn't help myself. Bought up 6 volumes of their "Very Short Introductions" series, which were on 2-for-1 sale. Would love to have an OUP Very Short Introductions collection in Logos/Vyrso!
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How about Donald Miller's workbook, Storyline: Finding Your Subplot in God's Story ?
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Storyline is a self-published title through Amazon, this decision has excluded the title from being sold at other ebook retailers–including Vyrso/Logos. Unfortunately, we won't be able to sell the title for the time being.
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Brian Williams said:
Storyline is a self-published title through Amazon, this decision has excluded the title from being sold at other ebook retailers–including Vyrso/Logos. Unfortunately, we won't be able to sell the title for the time being.
Bummer, but not surprising. I noticed it wasn't available in Kindle format, so I was guessing it wouldn't be able to be done in Vyrso but thought it was worth asking anyway. Oh well.
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I'd like to see "Defining Inerrancy" by JP Holding and Nick Peters (foreword by Craig Blomberg) in Vyrso.
This small book would lend itself good to the Vyrso offering: digitally published, no footnotes. I came to it by following a link to Dan Wallace' website where he favorably reviews the Logos edition of LSJ and reading on to his recent review of Defining Inerrancy.
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I'd like to see this new book by Peter Enns in Vyrso (reviewed here):
Also other books by him (with others) that should be in Logos or Vyrso:
- Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology), co-authored with Albert Mohler, Michael Bird, Kevin Vanhoozer, and John Franke
- The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously, co-authored with Mark Zvi Brettler and Daniel J. Harrington, S.J.
- Eyes to See, Ears to Hear: Essays in Memory of J. Alan Groves, co-edited with Douglas J. Green and Michael B. Kelly
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Two more books by Mike Yankoski (Vyrso already has one):
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The Sacred Year: Mapping the Soulscape of Spiritual Practice by Michael Yankoski (Thomas Nelson, 2014)
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Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of Americaby Mike Yankoski (Multnomah, 2009)
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Here's another one I'd like to see in Vyrso.
- The Triumph of Christianity by Rodney Stark
BTW, how come nobody from Logos/Vyrso is reading/responding to this thread anymore? Brian Williams, are you still there? Oops, I guess not.
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Thanks for the suggestions Rosie! I'm still working with Logos/Vyrso just in a little different capacity than before; I explain more here: http://community.logos.com/forums/p/91228/634166.aspx#634166.
I've taken note of your suggestions. The title you've most recently mentioned, The Triumph of Christianity, is published by HarperCollins. While we have a good relationship with a couple of their imprints (Thomas Nelson & Zondervan) we still don't have an umbrella relationship with the organization as a whole. We're working on some additional functionality that will allow us to sign some of the Big 5 publishers soon—including HarperCollins.
Thanks!
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Brian Williams said:
We're working on some additional functionality that will allow us to sign some of the Big 5 publishers soon—including HarperCollins.
That's exciting, though I can't imagine what further functionality Logos would need to be able to publish tons of books by HarperCollins. It's already so rich in display capabilities, and HarperCollins books are generally pretty basic in layout. But nevertheless, I'm glad to hear these relationships might be in the works soon.
I'll keep the suggestions flowing, even though I know some of them are with publishers whose books you won't be able to carry for a while, so you'll have a decent-sized pipeline when the time comes.
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Rosie Perera said:
That's exciting, though I can't imagine what further functionality Logos would need to be able to publish tons of books by HarperCollins. It's already so rich in display capabilities, and HarperCollins books are generally pretty basic in layout. But nevertheless, I'm glad to hear these relationships might be in the works soon.
I think you misunderstand what is meant by "capabilities." I assume HarperCollins wants to have tighter reigns on the licensing agreement (i.e. "you can only download this resource on 5 devices), etc.). Hopefully copy and paste isn't messed with. [:s]
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alabama24 said:
I assume HarperCollins wants to have tighter reigns on the licensing agreement (i.e. "you can only download this resource on 5 devices), etc.). Hopefully copy and paste isn't messed with.
Erg! You're probably right. I hope that's not what this is about.
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Can we have:
Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
please?
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We'll look into it, thanks Jan!
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Bob Pritchett said:Rosie Perera said:
as to why there is no subforum for suggesting Catholic/Verbum resources
I have no idea. I sent an email asking that we make one.
Yay, it has finally happened!
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Brian Williams said:
Let us know if you have any other titles you'd like to see!
Crossposting from the Methodist/Wesleyan subforum: https://community.logos.com/forums/t/97222.aspx
I'd like to see Andrew Sieborger / Siebörger's books - I think they fit well into the Vyrso eBook offering (well written, less academic, existing for electronic platform)
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