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Don’t miss a free book this year!

• Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus
• Subscribe to our blog via RSS or email
• Sign up to receive our free-book emails here]]> The response to 2012’s Free Book of the Month campaign was overwhelmingly positive. So much so that we’re doing it again! In 2012, we gave away nearly $200 worth of Logos resources, with over 300,000 copies redeemed. If you do the math, that’s over $3 million worth of free books.

  During January 2013, you can get Jonathan Edwards’ A Treatise concerning Religious Affections for free and enter to win The Works of Jonathan Edwards (2 vols.). Read your free book using the Logos mobile app, Biblia.com, and Logos 5.

  Don’t miss a free book this year!

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  So start building your library today—free. Be sure to let your friends in on these deals by Liking or tweeting this post.

  * * *Make the most of your library by upgrading to Logos 5. See the special pricing our Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator has for you.
  ]]> http://blog.logos.com/2013/01/get-12-books-free/feed/ 2 http://blog.logos.com/2012/11/5-ways-to-move-to-logos-5/ http://blog.logos.com/2012/11/5-ways-to-move-to-logos-5/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:51:12 +0000 Phil Gons http://blog.logos.com/?p=21124 Logos 5 is here, and we’ve been thrilled by the response. Customers are loving the books, datasets, and features we’ve bundled together in our seven new base packages. Our teams have been working extended hours just to keep up with the demand.

  This post is primarily for customers looking to upgrade, so if you’re new to Logos, you can skip the rest of this post and check out our Logos base packages and the features that make Logos 5 worth getting excited about.

  If you’re an existing customer trying to sort out your options, keep reading. Whether your budget is large, medium, small, or nonexistent, there are several options for moving to the latest version of our Windows and Mac software. But before I outline them, I want to cover a few important points.

  All-New Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator

  We’ve created a brand-new custom discounting engine that takes into consideration 100% of the books and datasets you already own and gives you a corresponding discount on a Logos 5 base package. This ensures that you never pay for the same book twice. To say it another way, when we calculate your price, we factor in only the items that are brand-new to you.

  The all-new Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator now allows you to qualify for special upgrade pricing even if you don’t own a Logos 4 or earlier base package. All you need to do is own one or more titles included in the package you want to buy, and you’ll get a discount for what you own (plus an additional introductory promotional discount).

  If you’ve been buying individual items for years, now’s your chance to get a base package at upgrade prices.

  See yesterday’s post to learn more about the Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator.

  You Never Lose Any Books

  Occasionally we hear from customers that the one thing holding them back from upgrading is their fear of losing books. And rightly so. Many of you have invested thousands of dollars with us. One of our top priorities is ensuring that your investment is safe. That’s why we’ve committed to making sure all your books will always work in the latest versions of our software. Even books purchased 20 years ago still work in Logos 5 today. And we’ve provided free updates to new file formats and added new tagging and functionality—again, for free.

  So rest assured that when you move to Logos 5, you bring all of your existing library of books along with you, for free—and you benefit from the advances we’ve made by adding new tagging. Once you buy books, they’re yours for life. And they just keep getting better, with no additional cost to you.

  Upgrading vs. Updating: Books, Datasets, and Code

  Every time we release a new version of the software, we get questions about how to get it, how much it costs, what you’re getting with your purchase, and what you’re actually paying for. To help customers understand their options, we distinguish between upgrading and updating.

  Upgrading costs money; updating is free.

  When you upgrade, you’re paying for new books and new datasets, which enable the new features to work. You’re not technically paying for the features themselves. The features are code, and we deliver that new code as part of the engine, which is free. Many features don’t work without the new datasets, so sometimes we talk about getting new features when you upgrade, but technically you’re purchasing the datasets; the code behind the features is part of the free engine.

  When you update, you don’t pay anything. Updating is free. You don’t get any new books or datasets. You get the new code with the free core engine, along with features that don’t require new datasets to work. You get free updates to the software as often as we release them. You also get regular free updates to books as we add new tagging and enhancements and fix typos. Updates to datasets—like adding more people to the Biblical People dataset—are also free.

  You can summarize the differences between upgrading and updating this way:

  	Price	Books	Datasets	Code
  Upgrading	Not Free	New and Updated	New and Updated	New and Updated
  Updating	Free	Updated Only	Updated Only	New and Updated

  Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s get into the five options for moving to Logos 5.

  Option 1: Choose a Higher Base Package

  Our top recommendation for you is to move up into one of our higher base packages. So if you’re currently at Logos 4 Silver, you might want to take this opportunity to move to Logos 5 Gold. This is an upgrade in two different senses: you’re moving up from 4 to 5, and you’re moving up from Silver to Gold.

  We’ve completely reconfigured our seven base packages, which means you’re getting hundreds or even thousands of new books at ~90% off what you’d pay if you bought them separately on Logos.com. Our new base packages are a book lover’s dream come true.

  Our higher-end packages also include all the new Logos 5 datasets, which means if you upgrade to Gold or higher, you’ll have access to all the new Logos 5 features.

  The value of our top packages is amazing, especially with our new dynamic pricing engine. But to sweeten the deal, we’re offering limited-time promotional discounts. The higher you jump, the better your discount. So in addition to applying an ownership discount based on how much of the new package you already own, we’re also applying special launch discounts that increase the higher you jump.

  There’s no better value for building your library and getting access to all the new features in Logos 5—and there’s no better time than now. Remember, these opportunities to upgrade at our best discounts come around only with each new major version every few years and they don’t last long.

  Pros: Best value; best discounts; tons of new books; all our new datasets and features¹

  Cons: Prices may not work for everyone’s budget, even with our new 18-month payment plan.²

  Option 2: Chose Your Equivalent Base Package

  If beefing up your library isn’t what you need and you don’t necessarily want all the new datasets and features, moving over to the same level you’re currently at may meet your needs. While this is also an upgrade—you’re moving up from Logos 4 to Logos 5—we sometimes call this a base package crossgrade, because you’re staying at the same package level in the new lineup.

  Even though there’s not always a one-to-one match between our previous packages and our new ones, each previous-generation package basically has an equivalent Logos 5 package. This table shows our base package lineup since Logos 1 Series X, which was released in 2001, with the equivalent packages lined up in the same row.

  Logos 1	Logos 2	Logos 3	Logos 4	Logos 5
  Christian Home	Christian Home	Christian Home	Christian Home	Starter
  Bible Study	Bible Study	Bible Study	Bible Study	Starter
  Pastor’s	Pastor’s	Leader’s	Leader’s	Starter
  Original Languages	Original Languages	Original Languages	Original Languages	Bronze3
  Scholar’s	Scholar’s	Scholar’s	Scholar’s	Bronze
  	Silver	Silver	Silver	Silver
  		Gold	Gold	Gold
  			Platinum	Platinum
  				Diamond
  			Portfolio	Portfolio

  As you can see, with Logos 5 we’ve reduced the number of packages and created a more linear lineup that doesn’t attach certain packages to people’s roles or responsibilities. We found that customers were buying the library that offered the books, datasets, and features they wanted at the price they could afford. So we merged Christian Home, Bible Study, and Leader’s into Starter. We changed the name of Scholar’s to Bronze, and we added Diamond between Platinum and Portfolio.

  If you’re not able to move up to a higher package right now, the next-best option is to move across to the Logos 5 package that corresponds to your current Logos 4 (or earlier) package.

  Pros: Amazing value; amazing discounts; lots of new books; all or most of our new datasets and features⁴

  Cons: Not as many books; perhaps not all the datasets and features; prices may still be higher than some can afford, even on a payment plan

  Option 3: Choose a Lower Base Package

  The new Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator makes it possible to upgrade to any of our seven Logos 5 base packages, even if it’s “lower” than the Logos 4 package you currently own. As we already covered, you won’t lose anything you already have in your current base package—or anything else you’ve ever purchased from us. Your books and datasets are yours for life.

  By choosing a lower-level base package, you’ll pick up all the new books, datasets, and features that you don’t currently have—and your discounted price is based only on that new content. If the package that has everything you want happens to be “below” the level you’re currently at, that’s fine.

  Does that mean that a Logos 4 Gold owner who decides to purchase Logos 5 Silver has somehow been downgraded to a lower status? No. This is still an upgrade. You’re only adding new books and datasets. You’re not losing anything. You’re now a Logos 4 Gold + Logos 5 Silver owner. You won’t get as many books when you upgrade to a smaller package, and you might not get all the new datasets. But you’re not losing anything from the Logos 4 Gold package—or anything else, for that matter.

  Pros: Excellent value; excellent discounts; many new books; many of our new datasets and features⁵

  Cons: Not as many books; perhaps not all datasets and features you want

  Option 4: Choose Minimal Crossgrade or Core Datasets

  While most customers love the opportunity to build their libraries at unbelievable prices, some are just looking to pick up the new datasets and features in the new version of the software. To meet the needs of these people, we’ve created two new products: Logos 5 Minimal Crossgrade and Logos 5 Core Datasets.

  Logos 5 Minimal Crossgrade

  The Minimal Crossgrade is the perfect option for those who don’t want to grow their libraries, but want to make sure they get the best Logos 5 experience and enjoy all the new datasets and features. Most of the new features in Logos 5 are powered by one of our 10 new datasets. Minimal Crossgrade allows a Logos 4 customer to pick up all the new datasets and features in Logos 5 at the lowest possible price.

  If you own a Logos 3 or earlier base package, you can also purchase the Logos 5 Minimal Crossgrade, but you’ll be missing out on some of the datasets and features that were added in Logos 4. If you don’t own a Logos 4 base package, you should also purchase the Logos 4 Minimal Crossgrade to make sure that you’re caught up with everything.

  Upgrading to a Logos 5 base package and purchasing the Minimal Crossgrade aren’t mutually exclusive options. If the package that has all the books you want is missing one or more datasets and features, you have the option of buying a base package and then buying Minimal Crossgrade on top of that. This applies to Starter, Bronze, and Silver. Once you’re at Logos 5 Gold, Minimal Crossgrade won’t add anything you don’t already have.

  Note: If you place your order for a Logos 5 base package and the Minimal Crossgrade on Logos.com, you’ll need to do it in two steps (base package first, Minimal Crossgrade second) to ensure that you get a custom upgrade price on Minimal Crossgrade. But if you place your order over the phone, one of our helpful sales reps can do it in a single transaction.

  Pros: Great value; great discount; all our new datasets and features; a core set of books to enhance some of the features

  Cons: Very few books

  Logos 5 Core Datasets

  One step below the Minimal Crossgrade is a new product called Core Datasets. Core Datasets allows you to get most of the core functionality in Logos 5, but lacks a few of the higher-end datasets and features in Silver and Gold and higher. For those on a tight budget with no desire for more books or the higher-end features, Core Datasets is the least expensive way into Logos 5.

  Note: Minimal Crossgrade includes 100% of the contents of Core Datasets, so if you buy the former, you don’t need the latter.

  Pros: Good value; good discount; most of our new datasets and features⁶

  Cons: No books; not all datasets and features

  Option 5: Wait for the Free Core Engine

  We understand that not everyone wants a bigger library or needs access to the new databases that make Logos 5 really shine. In early 2013, we’ll be releasing the core Logos 5 engine for Windows and Mac as a free update for Logos 4 and earlier users. Most of the new bells and whistles that you see in the Logos 5 promotional videos require our new datasets to work, but this option will give you the new user interface and the features that aren’t dependent on datasets.

  Remember, though, that the free core engine option will always be around, but the extra-special upgrade discounts won’t last forever.

  Of course, if you’re not ready to move to Logos 5 yet, you can safely continue to use Logos 4. We’ll release updates to ensure you can keep using your software and books, and you can continue to download the Logos 4 engine from our installation page.

  Pros: Free; a few new features

  Cons: No new books; no new datasets; most new features won’t work or won’t work well

  Summary of Options

  Here’s a breakdown of all your options for moving to Logos 5.

  Options	New Books	New Datasets	New Features	Value	Price
  Move Up	Up to ~2,300+	All7	All8	Best	~$330–$35009
  Move Across	Up to ~900+	Most/All10	Most/All11	Amazing	~$70–$210012
  Move Down	Up to ~250+	Many/Most13	Many/Most14	Excellent	~$50–$1600
  Minimal Crossgrade	26	All	All	Great	$159.9515
  Core Datasets	0	Most	Most	Good	$79.95
  Free Core Engine	0	None	Some	Free	$0

  Top Products

  When you buy a base package or upgrade, you’re now given the opportunity to customize your package by adding on some of our bestselling products at the best prices we’ve ever offered. Instead of choosing “Add to cart,” choose “Customize” to be taken to a screen that will show you some awesome deals. These deals are available only when you’re purchasing a base package or upgrade, so check the price and make sure to take advantage of this opportunity.

  What about Pre-Pubs?

  Many of you have lots of Pre-Pubs scheduled to ship over the next couple of months. We don’t want that to keep you from being able to upgrade, so we’re offering a special opportunity for you to delay any Pre-Pubs with designated ship dates, and put them all together on a payment plan. If you upgrade to Logos 5 and would like to take advantage of this offer, just send an email to sales@logos.com or call 800-875-6467 and talk to one of our friendly sales reps.

  Limited-Time Discounts

  During the launch promotion, all upgrades have special limited-time discounts. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to upgrade to a new Logos 5 base package at the best discounts we’ll offer!

  1. Requires moving to Gold or higher.
  2. Orders of $1,900 or more qualify for our new 18-month payment plan.
  3. We have a new base package called Biblical Languages, which is available to members of our academic program.
  4. Starter equips you with many of the core datasets, Bronze gives you the majority of the datasets and features, Silver give you everything except for the Bible Senses dataset, and Gold and above give you everything.
  5. Starter equips you with many of the core datasets, Bronze gives you the majority of the datasets and features, Silver give you everything except for the Bible Senses dataset, and Gold and above give you everything.
  6. Core Datasets includes all of the new Logos 5 datasets except for the Word Senses dataset, the Old Testament Clauses dataset, and the New Testament Clauses dataset.
  7. Requires moving to Gold or higher.
  8. Requires moving to Gold or higher.
  9. With special introductory discount
  10. Depends in part on which base package you own.
  11. Depends in part on which base package you own.
  12. With special introductory discount.
  13. Depends in part on which base package you own.
  14. Depends in part on which base package you own.
  15. May be less with dynamic pricing.
  ]]> http://blog.logos.com/2012/11/5-ways-to-move-to-logos-5/feed/ 2 http://blog.logos.com/2011/07/how-to-find-a-bargain-on-logos-com/ http://blog.logos.com/2011/07/how-to-find-a-bargain-on-logos-com/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:00:32 +0000 Jayson Bradley http://blog.logos.com/?p=8796 After we launched Logos 4, we published a blog post which visually illustrated the benefit of upgrading. I was a relatively new employee and I remember a sudden awareness of the inherent value of our base packages. To show the merit of upgrading to Logos 4's Platinum base package from Scholar's 3, Ryan Burns stood next to the 950 books you would add to your digital library. The image communicated more to me than the simple number ever could. The point was clear, Logos base packages, in and of themselves, represent great value. Take a purchase of Platinum for instance, it isn't just that you get nearly 1250 resources (including Berkouwer’s 14-volume Studies in Dogmatics) at about $1.35 a book, you also get everything that comes with the Logos 4 engine:
  • Search your entire library in seconds
  • Visualize the Scriptures with thousands of maps, infographics, diagrams, charts, and graphs
  • Analyze the Scriptures with the Exegetical Guide
  • Personalize your library with lists, notes, and reading plans
  • Bring your library anywhere you go with mobile apps
  • and a whole lot more!
  If you define a bargain as something offered at a price that is advantageous to the buyer, then Logos base packages fit the bill.

  What Other Bargains Are Available at Logos.com?

  If you are looking around on Logos.com for other bargains, there are definitely deals to be found. Here are some tips to ensure you don't miss them.]]> There are definitely deals to be found on Logos.com. Here are some tips to ensure you don’t miss them.

  Bid on Community Pricing Products

  We often post on Logos Talk about deals that are available on Community Pricing because they’re some of the greatest bargains you are going to find on Logos.com.  The more people who bid on Community Pricing products, the lower the prices go. We’ve had collections sell for less than $10.

  Puritan Sermons 1659–1689 (6 vols.) is a good example of the kinds of bargains you can find on Logos.com. The average bid for this six-volume collection of inspiring sermons, from the likes of John Owen and Richard Baxter, is $30. But it isn’t finished yet. With enough bids, the price can fall even lower!

  Take a look at the Community Pricing page and see what’s available.

  Check the Pre-Pub Page Often

  Pre-Pubs are another way to get more book for your buck.

  To justify the cost of developing a resource, we put that resource in Pre-Publication (or Pre-Pub). People vote on the resources they want to see developed by pledging to buy them while they are on Pre-Pub. Once we gather enough sales to pay for the creation of a resource, it moves from Pre-Pub into development.

  During the Pre-Pub process, the resources are much cheaper than they will be once they are developed. The resources stay at that Pre-Pub price until they complete the development process. Once the resources are available for download, their price goes up.

  It is a good idea to search the Pre-Pub page for the newest listings so that you can see when your favorite books go up. You’ll also want to check by ship date to make sure that you don’t miss out on getting a deal on a product that is about to ship.

  Take Advantage of Faceted Browsing

  Logos.com allows you to refine your search by a number of criteria. If you search the Products page for theology books sorted by price (lowest to highest), you are going to find all sorts of great deals. In fact, you might even run across some free resources. Try this with various topics and resource types.

  

  Download Our Free Mobile Apps

  I would be remiss not to mention Logos’ mobile apps. Both the iPhone app and the Android app (currently in beta) are completely free. With this free app you get over 40 Bibles! When you register or sign in to your free Logos account you get more than 30 additional books—absolutely free.

  But that’s not all! You will not believe the Bible study you can do when you combine the iPhone app with a Logos 4 base package. Imagine having all of these features on your mobile device:*

  • Your resource library at your fingertips
  • Text comparison
  • Passage guides
  • Original language translations
  • Original language word studies
  • and much more!

  At the low price of completely free, this is a true bargain.

  *The Android app is currently in beta and, while it does have some great features, it has not yet reached parity with iPhone app.

  Sign Up to Receive Special Email Notifications

  Logos is often doing some kind of special promotion or giveaway. Sometimes you might not even know about it if you aren’t receiving our Freebies, Contests, and Giveaways emails.

  We also send out Logos NewsWire emails alerting you to special prices and product news.

  Receiving these notifications is easy. Sign in to your Logos.com account (or register for free) and click on the notifications tab. Then simply make sure that (A.) the Freebies, Contests, Giveaways and Logos NewsWire boxes are checked, and then (B.) click the update button.

  

   

  Soon you’ll be getting updates on all the special offers available from Logos.

  Keep Your Eye on Our Social Media Channels

  Most Logos specials are going to be mentioned on one (if not all) of our social media outlets. And occasionally we will have specials that are specific to certain outlets. Don’t miss these events!

  You can keep track of what Logos is up to by following us on:

  • Logos Talk: A great way to make sure that you don’t miss any important blog news is to subscribe to the RSS feed. You can have every blog sent to your email inbox or any web-based news readers you follow.
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  Leave us a comment and tell us about the best deal you have received from Logos.

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