3 Reasons Logos 5 Is a Smart Investment

You know all about the benefits of studying in Logos, with its powerful research tools and enormous libraries. What you might not know, though, is that simply owning Logos books pays dividends, too.

Here are three reasons why your Logos 5 library is a smart investment:

1. Logos books last

Books have traditionally been perishable, and their loss irreversible—when you lose or destroy a print volume, your only option is buying a new one. With Logos, though, your library is secure. Lost your laptop? Once you replace it, just pull down new files from the Logos servers. (This is one reason Logos is such a favorite among those serving in the mission field.)

The reason it’s so easy to recover lost books is that you own the content itself, not just a given file or edition. And the really cool part is that this means your library is yours no matter how the software changes. Logos’ president and CEO, Bob Pritchett, explains it like this:

“When music went from vinyl to cassettes to CDs, you had to repurchase the album each time. But we aren’t selling you ‘today’s format’—we’re selling an electronic license. With Logos, it’s as if you’re provided the song free on cassette, CD, and then digital download, all because of your original vinyl purchase.”

A good library is one of the most important things you can own: like education in general, it’s an investment in growth, truth, and intellectual rigor. Logos keeps that investment safe. (You can even bequeath your library—a reflection of yourself—to a loved one.)

2. You get free updates behind the scenes

One of the biggest benefits to owning Logos content is that you get free updates and improvements all the time, not just when we change the software engine. Not long ago, for example, we updated the Word Biblical Commentary: most dramatically, we added 3,212 new links and fixed 9,939 typos. The WBC isn’t an edge case; we update thousands of products a year. (In fact, there’s an entire team dedicated to updates.) And it’s all free and behind the scenes—you get your updates automatically.

With Logos 5, you’re investing in content from a company that invests in improvement every day.

3. Your books survive your most intrusive notes

In the old days, the pre-Logos days, I owned two copies of most of my favorite books. I never planned it that way. I would start with one and then mark it up more and more. Before long, I could barely read the book behind all the marginalia, most of which made sense only within the context of a certain class, assignment, or interpretive angle. I certainly couldn’t feel like I was connecting directly with the author—all the notes were in the way. So I’d go out and buy another copy for pleasure reading.

Of course, notes and highlighting are a wonderful thing: they’re one of the best ways to engage with the text and take an active hand in interpretation. But sometimes you want them invisible, with the text front and center. The beauty of the Logos format is that you can delete notes and toggle visibility on and off. You can also choose from a variety of highlighting styles, and even search within your notes—if you’ve ever written a long paper, you know how amazing this is.

For serious scholars and lifelong students of the Bible, there’s just no better format for active reading. The obvious benefit is that you can take better notes and find them faster. The more subtle benefit is that you can annotate your books for your entire life without compromising the quality of the text.

Upgrade your library for the best price

During the Logos 5 upgrade sale, you can get a custom upgrade discount on the Logos 5 base package you really want. First, you’ll get a Dynamic Pricing discount based on your current library, so you won’t pay twice for the books you already own. Then you’ll get a special upgrade discount, calculated just for you.

The Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator has your discount calculated and ready to go: sign in at Logos.com/Upgrade and take a look. Why not learn how much you’ll save?

Get equipped for a lifetime of reading and study. Upgrade your base package today.

 
P.S. Don’t own Logos 5 yet? For just a little while, you can get 15% off a new base package.

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