Verbum Now and Faithlife Connect

I called the number above and was told that I am not able to switch to Verbum Now from Logos Now. I would have to wait until the Logos Now subscription runs out in Sept. The reason given was that my subscription to Logos Now began in Sept '16 and that order is too old to switch to Verbum Now.

Fos Zoe said:

Thank You very much for the prompt response. I will call the number below.

Thomas Gette said:

Greetings!

That's a good question, and the answer is Yes.

You can contact customer service, and they will help you switch to Verbum Now from Logos Now.

Phone: 800-875-6467
Email: cs@verbum.com

No need to apologize

What you described is my new plan of action!

I debated long and hard when deciding to subscribe between Verbum Now and Logos Now. Since the Logos website said they were so similar and detailed only a couple of differences that seemed minor, I figured that a quality customer service policy would not view them as switching the Encyclopedia Britannica for World Book (yes I am that old) [:D]

The customer service was quality, they were very polite and did what they could within the corporate policy guidelines.

I just made the wrong choice way back then.

Unless the pricing for Verbum Now changes drastically, I will make the move at the end of the year.

What’s the difference between Logos Now and Verbum Now?

Verbum Now and Logos Now are mostly the same, except for a few differences in content and features. Verbum Now includes access to the Verbum Cloud Feature Set (which includes things like Catholic Topical Index and the Saints Database) and the Verbum Web App. Verbum Now and Logos Now have different free preview resources, but otherwise all special discounts and members-only pricing will generally be available to both Logos Now and Verbum Now members.

the above can be found here https://verbum.com/support/articles/verbum-faq

Josh Parsley said:

Is there a comparison chart somewhere that compares Logos Now with Verbum Now?

Are there any real differences?

Average Joe said:

Will Verbum Now subscribers get the same opportunity?

It's probably far too early to ask that question.

Faithlife Connect includes tonnes of Protestant materials for which Faithlife has not produced Catholic equivalents--like their entire Mobile Ed library, for example. Verbum Now should be safe for a long time, even if "Verbum Connect" becomes a possibility one day.

I appreciate Verbum, Logos and Noet. I have no complaints with the migration from Logos Now to Faithlife Connect. I quite happily downloaded the two free books and Mobile Ed course. I have a full year to check things out with no additional cost.

I do believe in Faithlife and will keep my Faithlife Connect subscription. Also, I just signed up for Verbum Now to hopefully support Verbum going forward. I'd subscribe to Noet Now (if there was one) to support Noet going forward.

I use the Bible study software of three other companies. However, Faithlife represents the basket where I choose to keep 90% of my eggs.

MJ. Smith said:

Given the recent pairing of Verbum to the St. Paul Center, we can safely assume that Faithlife has not given up on the Catholic market - even while they struggle to reach it.

Some time ago (3-4 years?) Verbum had a program that rewarded current users with store coupons for referrals when the new user purchased a base package of a certain size or higher as I recall.  I benefited a few times from that program and, as a result, kept spreading the word actively.  Sadly, the program disappeared and I lost interest in working at promoting the software, even though I like and use it myself.  It seemed like we gave up on it too quickly.  Every once in a while the topic of bible study software for Catholics comes up and I do mention Verbum, but not nearly as much as I once did.

Yes, and it's absolutely nuts that Logos Now is too much of a burden to continue but Verbum Now is okay.

Question: what sort of monthly preview books do they give with V. Now? Are they the same as with Logos Now, or are they selected keeping a Catholic audience in mind?

Steve said:

I'm not sure about preview resources since I only have Verbum Now.  Here is the link that describes Verbum Now member benefits for February.  Maybe you can compare with Logos Now.

https://blog.verbum.com/2018/02/verbum-now-member-benefits-for-february-2018/

I'm thinking that the free resource are from the same list as Logos Now.

Thanks. The current preview resource is actually the set that was available on L.N. for November 2017.

Interesting. So Logos users have a backdoor of escape from the shock of Connect if we want it. Seems rather silly though to make us jump through the hoops to do it.

Craig St. Clair (Faithlife) said:

Let me ease fears about Verbum's future at Faithlife.  I'm the new(ish) Verbum Product Manger and I am responsible for Verbum within Faithlife.  Faithlife is continuing to invest in Verbum--present and future.  I am in the process of moving my family across the country to the Bellingham area.  I would not do so if I didn't think Faithlife was totally committed to Verbum.   I am diligently working to grow the Verbum library, establish new partnerships with publishers and authors, and, in short, get the best Catholic study software on the planet into the hands of as many Catholics as possible (which is what Bob has directly asked me to do).

Let me also reiterate: there are no plans to change anything with Verbum Now.  That is not to say that nothing will ever change, but no change is on the horizon for the foreseeable future.

Welcome ! Wishing you the best of luck with your move and your job at Faithlfie. 

Craig St. Clair (Faithlife) said:

Let me ease fears about Verbum's future at Faithlife.  I'm the new(ish) Verbum Product Manger and I am responsible for Verbum within Faithlife.  Faithlife is continuing to invest in Verbum--present and future.  I am in the process of moving my family across the country to the Bellingham area.  I would not do so if I didn't think Faithlife was totally committed to Verbum.   I am diligently working to grow the Verbum library, establish new partnerships with publishers and authors, and, in short, get the best Catholic study software on the planet into the hands of as many Catholics as possible (which is what Bob has directly asked me to do).

Let me also reiterate: there are no plans to change anything with Verbum Now.  That is not to say that nothing will ever change, but no change is on the horizon for the foreseeable future.

Thank you for the affirmation. I want to see Verbum flourish for many, many years!

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