I had this Bible Answer Man collection in my pre-pubs almost a year ago and only recently it got canned or something. Was anyone else looking forward to this?
ps. this is my small attempt to petition a return of production on this library.
I was too. What is the story on what happened to the product, is it delayed or cancelled?
It disappeared from my pre-pub section one day and the entire logos site so I emailed Jim-Ray Higginson, the Direct Sales Representative and he told me the following...
June 16th 2009
We were notified last week that the Hanegraaff title was discontinued. I haven’t heard if it was our decision or the Publisher’s yet, but at this time, it’s not expected as a Libronix title.
Sorry!
Thomas Nelson, the publisher of all the Lifeworks Libraries, took the Hanegraff library off of their "Coming Soon" web page about nine months ago. Shortly after that Christian Discount Books did likewise. Logos (who I assume was originally contracted by TN to create the library) was the last place there was any sign of life for the project since then, up until it recently disappeared from their, too.
Between the extensive amount of video and audio that was going to be included in the Hanegraaff library, (compared to the MacArthur, Jeremiah and other Lifeworks libraries) and Nelson's seeming low commitment to their entire electronic devision, (simply go to the :Reference" and "eBible" sections of www.thomasnelson.com for clear evidence of that) the proverbial writing has been on the wall for a while. I, like you, am pretty disappointed, but I can't say I'm surprised..
It will be interesting to see if the updated volume of the Lucado Lifeworks Library, in the works for at least two years and recently delayed for the umpteenth time, ever sees the light of a hard drive as well!
Steve Robinson:It will be interesting to see if the updated volume of the Lucado Lifeworks Library, in the works for at least two years and recently delayed for the umpteenth time, ever sees the light of a hard drive as well!
In May 2008, I asked the Nelson Electronic division about what would be in the new Lucado Lifeworks volume and when would it be released.
They answered: Fall of 2008.
This spring, I inquired again and they responded that they were attempting to get it out in both PC and MAC versions.
The last time that I looked at their site, the monthly download was dated February 2009.
Steve Robinson: Nelson's seeming low commitment to their entire electronic devision
I keep waiting for the "book of the month" to be updated, six months now...
"As any translator will attest, a literal translation is no translation at all."
So basically this means no Hanegraff LifeWorks Library, and possibly no Lucado LifeWorks Library Upgrade?
Time to cross that one off my Wishlist.
Just glad Stanley got his in and produced before Nelson could have decided to turn it into vaporware. Even if it is a little incomplete.
Nathan Parker
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