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Titles "Faithlife Originals ebook" refreshed each month?
André Kamphuis
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I seem to recall that I read somewhere that the list of titles to choose a "Faithlife Original ebook" from would be refreshed each month. But it looks like I haven't seen it change since February; it's still the same list.
Does anyone know if we can expect this list to be refreshed or if I should choose again from the same list?
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Bump! Same question here, FL!
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Same here. And are there seriously only 21 titles to choose from or is there a problem with my account or something?
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Reuben Helmuth said:
Same here. And are there seriously only 21 titles to choose from or is there a problem with my account or something?
On the one hand it is only the first and a rather major holiday so the "refresh" might not be done yet. I'd give it some time.
On the other hand--it is a very limited list to begin with.
On a similar line, I went ahead and got my free "classics" book--a series I'm trying to complete before my subscription runs out. This is the first time doing it through ebooks.faithlife.com rather than logos.com The author (Francis Hall) was not listed in the side bar results narrower. I had to search manually for him, but the coupon did work in checkout after I found the volume.
This new store interface seems to have a lot of problems and is rather offputting to more serious users.
Additionally, the free preview book for April is shown as being the Lexham Bible Guide for 1 Peter. I'm in the minority in that I liked the multiple, varied sets that Logos Now offered on preview each month; some months I went on some serious reading marathons. Now it's confirmed that it is only going to be one book. This a major change from what Logos Now offered that has largely gone uncommented on and one that is disappointing for me. I'm glad I took the full feature set and am content to let my subscription lapse.
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Same here, hoping this list is refreshed this month...Faithlife?
I tried another Lexham published book that wasn't on the list and the code didn't work. [:'(]- Don't miss a FREE Book, COUPON, or OFFER! Join the Free Faithlife Books Group
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I'm curious as well. I remember reading on the forums that the originals would be rotated but as earlier mentioned we are on Month 3 with no rotation yet.
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I'm checking now and I don't know if it's my imagination but the list seems to have been tweaked a little. I'm seeing less greyed out items.
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Agreed. They swapped out a few titles. I grabbed the illustrations one
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They have no swapped a few, glad I waited as found one near the end of the list, one of the few I didn’t already own that caught my attention.
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Do these books not have a "Look Inside" feature or am I just not seeing it?
ETA: Logos.com has sample pages but not the new FL store. [:(]
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I wonder if FL plans to swap out titles monthly or every couple of months? It is too early to tell if they will swap some out this month but I hope they do
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Mattillo said:
I wonder if FL plans to swap out titles monthly or every couple of months? It is too early to tell if they will swap some out this month but I hope they do
I'm already seeing some books that were not here last month.
The list is also missing some books that were here last month.
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Though the codes haven't been updated yet, and while swapping in MAY for APR in the code is recognised as a voucher, it's not making any change to the price.
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This is one "benefit" that I am confused about. I had the old Logos Now, now are there 2 free books each month? One "ebook" and one "classic?" Or just one???
I seem to remember a page where you could see the code.....can anyone point me to that page. Thanks
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https://connect.faithlife.com/get-started
Click on Ebooks from the section in the screenshot below and choose your package level (presumably you're on Essentials, unless you chose otherwise) to get the codes:
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James McAdams said:
Though the codes haven't been updated yet, and while swapping in MAY for APR in the code is recognised as a voucher, it's not making any change to the price.
I was able to get my 'Classic' book for May but not a FaithLife 'Original'. Hopefully it will be activated soon.
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Sean said:
On a similar line, I went ahead and got my free "classics" book--a series I'm trying to complete before my subscription runs out. This is the first time doing it through ebooks.faithlife.com rather than logos.com The author (Francis Hall) was not listed in the side bar results narrower. I had to search manually for him, but the coupon did work in checkout after I found the volume.
This new store interface seems to have a lot of problems and is rather offputting to more serious users.
This problem persists this month.
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Gordon Jones said:
I was able to get my 'Classic' book for May but not a FaithLife 'Original'. Hopefully it will be activated soon.
I got my original.
The selection is very limited. There was only one title that interested me.
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I added the EEC Ezra & Nehemiah volume from the list this morning (with the code manually altered for this month) and then proceeded to refresh the page roughly once every 15-20 minutes for the next 7 hours till I could get the code to work.
I spotted that someone else had managed to get just that volume a few minutes ago for free on Facebook, so decided to try removing and adding it to see if that helped, only to discover that it's been removed from the list. Gutted. No idea how the other fella managed it!
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Sean said:
The new store interface is, sadly, found wanting.
Here's another complaint: I can't sort by price.
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Yikes! Where did all the choices go. I wish there were some more
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I agree. The selections are pretty pathetic. I already owned half of the books...
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Joshua Tan said:
Here's another complaint: I can't sort by price.
I'm not sure why you wouldn't.
Do these links work for you?
(each accessed through the links on https://connect.faithlife.com/get-started , expanded to show 60 and sorted by price, highest first)
Have joy in the Lord!
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André Kamphuis said:
I seem to recall that I read somewhere that the list of titles to choose a "Faithlife Original ebook" from would be refreshed each month. But it looks like I haven't seen it change since February; it's still the same list.
I'm seeing some of the same books that have been previously offered, going as far back as February. The number of unowned books to choose from becomes even more limited, once you take previous months' free original ebooks into account.
Can FL confirm that only a few books get changed, while most others remain the same?
Any chance we could get a completely different list of FL original books to choose from every month?
Thank you!
Thanks to FL for including Carta and a Hebrew audio bible in Logos 9!
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NB.Mick said:
I can confirm the issue, at least using Safari on macOS and iOS. Switching to Chrome worked for me.
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PetahChristian said:
I'm seeing some of the same books that have been previously offered, going as far back as February. The number of unowned books to choose from becomes even more limited, once you take previous months' free original ebooks into account.
Can FL confirm that only a few books get changed, while most others remain the same?
Any chance we could get a completely different list of FL original books to choose from every month?
Thank you!
The offerings are slim indeed, only for for me to choose from and if they swap out the three remaining titles i don't own next month, I could end up with nothing in the list. With such a small list it is hit and miss. Now to work out which of the four two choose from as there is no standout choice.
When it comes to the classic e-books I'm down to 20 that are in English I can choose from, 36 i you add in the Spanish titles - I might have to start learning Spanish soon - so that an even lower hit rate from that list.
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JT (alabama24) said:
I can confirm the issue, at least using Safari on macOS and iOS. Switching to Chrome worked for me.
Actually, I have discovered that it is an account problem (unique to some users, including me). Chrome broke when I signed in, and was "fixed" again when I signed out.
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We're looking into this issue. It'll be a little trickier to pinpoint because it only affects some users.
As JT pointed out, the links and "Sort by" work when you are signed out - I know that's not an ideal workaround, but I wanted to let you know.
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James McAdams said:
I added the EEC Ezra & Nehemiah volume from the list this morning (with the code manually altered for this month) and then proceeded to refresh the page roughly once every 15-20 minutes for the next 7 hours till I could get the code to work.
I spotted that someone else had managed to get just that volume a few minutes ago for free on Facebook, so decided to try removing and adding it to see if that helped, only to discover that it's been removed from the list. Gutted. No idea how the other fella managed it!
I too tried to use the May code earlier today, unsuccessfully, with a book that was on the list at that time but has now vanished (Lexham Methods: Literary Approaches).
It is frustrating to be told that you can choose any book from a list, only for the code not to work and then for the book to be removed from the list. Even more frustratingly, the only other book on the list I considered was the EEC Ezra & Nehemiah commentary which has also disappeared. [:(]
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Gordon Jones said:
It is frustrating to be told that you can choose any book from a list, only for the code not to work and then for the book to be removed from the list.
You're right - that wasn't a smooth transition this morning. We had an issue where some of the April books stayed on the list longer than they should have - they didn't qualify for the May discount and then were removed from the list. The team met today and we are working on a better solution for the May/June swap. Sorry for the frustration.
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So it looks like it is the books from last month, minus a couple including the one I wanted to get.
Why are the choices so limited this month?
could someone list what has been added to the options this month?
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Gordon Jones said:
I too tried to use the May code earlier today, unsuccessfully, with a book that was on the list at that time but has now vanished (Lexham Methods: Literary Approaches).
That was my second choice! I know it wasn’t a huge list but it’s kinda fun to know we had our eyes on the same two titles. Also oddly reassuring that we had the same problem/feelings.
Anywho, I was kinda hoping to get some of Kuyper’s works eventually, so I wasn’t totally without options. It was a fairly frustrating to realise I’d wasted that much time on something that fell through, but the first of the month with Faithlife‘s sites always has enough going on to keep me happier on balance.
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Are the Faithlife Originals coupons good for ANY singular Lexham Press book, or is it only select books on a list?
I was hoping to use my coupon codes to slowly build out EEC each month. :-)
Dr. Nathan Parker
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Nathan Parker said:
Are the Faithlife Originals coupons good for ANY singular Lexham Press book, or is it only select books on a list?
I was hoping to use my coupon codes to slowly build out EEC each month. :-)
You can only use them on a select list of books Nathan. It's not a free for all on all Lexham Press books.
This month's list, now updated can be found here:
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Thanks for the confirmation, JT & Celeste.
The current list is short enough to not require any sorting. Just pointing out (along with others) that more work has to be done on the FL search page before it's ready for prime time.
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James McAdams said:
That was my second choice! I know it wasn’t a huge list but it’s kinda fun to know we had our eyes on the same two titles. Also oddly reassuring that we had the same problem/feelings.
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Celeste Fiorillo said:
You're right... we are working on a better solution for the May/June swap. Sorry for the frustration.
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doc said:
You can only use them on a select list of books Nathan. It's not a free for all on all Lexham Press books.
This month's list, now updated can be found here:
Sounds good. Thanks for the info. I can get to the new list, but now the code generator isn't working for me to get my Free Book Code.
Thanks!
Dr. Nathan Parker
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Nathan Parker said:
Sounds good. Thanks for the info. I can get to the new list, but now the code generator isn't working for me to get my Free Book Code.
Thanks!
Our page reverted to an older state with incorrect codes - sorry about that.
We'll get that fixed right away.
[EDIT: Page is updated now.]
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Same issue with Sort for me. Started May 1st.
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I ordered mine earlier this week. Decided on HD Commentary Romans since HD Commentaries are good.
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