Vyrso books should be noted in Logos.com searches

Joseph Turner
Joseph Turner Member Posts: 2,872 ✭✭✭
edited November 2024 in English Forum

There seems to have been a shift recently in what used to be a fairly clear delineation between Vyrso and Logos offerings.  Now the line seems to be blurred.  I have just recently seen, due to posts in the forums, that the Abingdon Commentaries and A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament by Brueggemann, et al is available in Vyrso,  I would not have thought to search for these in Vyrso, because I automatically think of them as "Logos type" books.

I would like to see Vyrso books show up in Logos searches.  I don't want them to be in the same results, but maybe they could show up in the bottom or on the side as a suggestion.  If I had needed these volumes immediately, I would have probably bought them in Kindle format without thinking to search Vyrso, and I can't be the only person.  It seems like it would benefit Logos greatly to have these show up in some way through a Logos search.

I will be more careful from now on and make sure to check Vyrso, but this seems like an obvious suggestion.  I also noticed that they are all Abingdon titles, so maybe that has something to do with why they are not in Logos format.

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Comments

  • Randy W. Sims
    Randy W. Sims Member Posts: 2,272 ✭✭✭

    Hi Joseph,

    This doesn't solve the issue and I would definitely prefer a Logos solution, but here's a work around. Create a bookmark on your browser toolbar and set the link to the text below. It will display a pop up asking for search term and then search both sites, displaying the results in two windows/tabs depending on how you've set your browser prefs. You can also select text (author name, book title) in a web page before invoking the shortcut and the highlighted text will automatically be filled in as the search term.

    javascript:void(q=prompt('Logos/Vyrso Multi-Search:',getSelection()));if(q) { javascript:window.open('http://vyrso.com/products/search?q=' + escape(q) + '&unlocked=no'); void(location.href='http://logos.com/products/search?q=' + escape(q) + '&unlocked=no') }

  • Lee
    Lee Member Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭

    I would like to see Vyrso books show up in Logos searches.

    Great suggestion. The searches could show up in a separate category, "And from Vyrso..."

    Logos may choose not to integrate the search in the reverse situation, i.e. a Vyrso search doesn't yield Logos titles.

    I think this still fulfills Logos the marketing direction for Vyrso.

  • tom
    tom Member Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭

    There seems to have been a shift recently in what used to be a fairly clear delineation between Vyrso and Logos offerings.  Now the line seems to be blurred.  I have just recently seen, due to posts in the forums, that the Abingdon Commentaries and A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament by Brueggemann, et al is available in Vyrso,  I would not have thought to search for these in Vyrso, because I automatically think of them as "Logos type" books.

    I would like to see Vyrso books show up in Logos searches.  I don't want them to be in the same results, but maybe they could show up in the bottom or on the side as a suggestion.  If I had needed these volumes immediately, I would have probably bought them in Kindle format without thinking to search Vyrso, and I can't be the only person.  It seems like it would benefit Logos greatly to have these show up in some way through a Logos search.

    I will be more careful from now on and make sure to check Vyrso, but this seems like an obvious suggestion.  I also noticed that they are all Abingdon titles, so maybe that has something to do with why they are not in Logos format.

    And I would say that the commentaries would make very poor Vyrso books.
  • Simon’s Brother
    Simon’s Brother Member Posts: 6,823 ✭✭✭

    Very nice.  Thanks Randy.

    Create a bookmark on your browser toolbar and set the link to the text below. It will display a pop up asking for search term and then search both sites, displaying the results in two windows/tabs depending on how you've set your browser prefs. You can also select text (author name, book title) in a web page before invoking the shortcut and the highlighted text will automatically be filled in as the search term.

    javascript:void(q=prompt('Logos/Vyrso Multi-Search:',getSelection()));if(q) { javascript:window.open('http://vyrso.com/products/search?q=' + escape(q) + '&unlocked=no'); void(location.href='http://logos.com/products/search?q=' + escape(q) + '&unlocked=no') }

  • Joseph Turner
    Joseph Turner Member Posts: 2,872 ✭✭✭

    tom said:

    There seems to have been a shift recently in what used to be a fairly clear delineation between Vyrso and Logos offerings.  Now the line seems to be blurred.  I have just recently seen, due to posts in the forums, that the Abingdon Commentaries and A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament by Brueggemann, et al is available in Vyrso,  I would not have thought to search for these in Vyrso, because I automatically think of them as "Logos type" books.

    I would like to see Vyrso books show up in Logos searches.  I don't want them to be in the same results, but maybe they could show up in the bottom or on the side as a suggestion.  If I had needed these volumes immediately, I would have probably bought them in Kindle format without thinking to search Vyrso, and I can't be the only person.  It seems like it would benefit Logos greatly to have these show up in some way through a Logos search.

    I will be more careful from now on and make sure to check Vyrso, but this seems like an obvious suggestion.  I also noticed that they are all Abingdon titles, so maybe that has something to do with why they are not in Logos format.

    And I would say that the commentaries would make very poor Vyrso books.

    I agree, and I wasn't suggesting that they should be.  I was just pointing out that they already are, so it would be nice if they would show up in a Logos search, since people wouldn't normally look for commentaries in Vyrso.

    Disclaimer:  I hate using messaging, texting, and email for real communication.  If anything that I type to you seems like anything other than humble and respectful, then I have not done a good job typing my thoughts.

  • Mattillo
    Mattillo Member Posts: 6,218 ✭✭✭✭

    Hi Joseph,

    This doesn't solve the issue and I would definitely prefer a Logos solution, but here's a work around. Create a bookmark on your browser toolbar and set the link to the text below. It will display a pop up asking for search term and then search both sites, displaying the results in two windows/tabs depending on how you've set your browser prefs. You can also select text (author name, book title) in a web page before invoking the shortcut and the highlighted text will automatically be filled in as the search term.

    javascript:void(q=prompt('Logos/Vyrso Multi-Search:',getSelection()));if(q) { javascript:window.open('http://vyrso.com/products/search?q=' + escape(q) + '&unlocked=no'); void(location.href='http://logos.com/products/search?q=' + escape(q) + '&unlocked=no') }

    Thank you Randy.  Would you know how to encorporate Noet.com and ebook.noet.com searches into this?