Logos 10: How to buy or upgrade to the RIGHT level for you (Logos licensing explained)

[@GodExplained]

I just got the starter, I had Logos 8 and 9 Platinum packages, and great commentaries I´ve been purchasing on my own. The starter gave me the timeline and the new engine for $21, great deal!

[@singgreekandhebrew]

Thanks Darryl, as a longtime logos user, my strategy over the years has been to build my library with a long term goal that it be both wide and deep foreseeing that there will be stages in my life where I will want to research different things so I don’t mind acquiring books that I’m not currently interested in or currently using, knowing that one day I probably will and it’s always nice to find that search result from something that I wasn’t expecting from a book I didn’t even know that I had lol. And like you said, buying from traditions, that I am not a part of has often been the key to this, especially with the dynamic pricing it is a very affordable way to build out your library. it is also important to note that there is simply no cheaper way to get books then when they are in a base package so it’s always important to check for the specific resource or collection that you are looking for in a base package regardless, if that is a tradition that you are from.

[@bma]

Awesome to hear! The traditions provide easy ways to upgrade your library in a particular area - and often an area you're interested in.

[@HiwaymanKS]

This has been my strategy as well, a little at a time and pay attention to the sales. I am divorced so I am not thinking about any preaching / teaching but over many years I am up to about 7000 books for my personal study.

[@rwa81]

Great video! I’ve been using Logos for a long time & started with v4 so fast forwarding to today this is the first time I did the upgrade without purchasing the extra books. I went with the Full Feature upgrade by itself.

[@sullym1867]

This is what I was thinking of doing as a new buyer. Then just buying books I want. Any advice?

[@oterosocram25]

Go gold or platinum and get it out of the way. You will appreciate it in the long run

[@Me2Lancer]

Thanks for your introduction to Logos 10. I have Logos 9 Gold and have been a Logos subscriber since the late 1990s. It's a resource I highly value.

[@zanhoven]

Thank you for your recommendations. It helped me get the Bronze + Standard Academic + Bdag/Halot. Thank you so much.

[@davidluwigi]

Thank you for your guidance sir! Very much appreciated. Helped me make an appropriate purchase decision. In Swahili we say “Baraka Tele na Mungu akuzidishe” (Many blessings and may God continually expand your territory)

[@michaelau5159]

Thank you for your video. I am a Christian 1st but have Reformed background and lean heavily in that direction. I have wanted to purchase Logos since the very early days purely for personal research reasons but never had the money to be able to do it. Early this year I gained a permanent full time job and come across Logos again through personal study (watching a Michael Heiser video) and saw it had a huge discount. I ummed and ahhed for a few days and then went all in and purchased the Portfolio Edition without any other extras. Since then I have added all the available upgrades (Academic, Counselling, etc.) and Verbum (Yes it's more targetted to Roman Catholicism but as Christians we can learn from each other). Later I will add the Reformed package. I know it's expensive but I also know how much my father, who was a Presbyterian Minister, spent on print books and how much time he spent in them with them spread across his deask while he was writing or typing up his studies and sermons. You have made excellent suggestions for most people, I bought what was right for me at my time in life and my Christian journey.

[@experimental2.372]

thanks for the help. I think i'm going with Logos Gold basic package. couldn't decide if i were to go the denomination route of just go basic but your video helped me! God bless you

[@pastorbobh]

Darryl, I would like more info about using Logos Greek resources without being able to read Greek well.

[@Raipe]

And it's good that you recommend the reformed library to methodists😄 I'd do that too

[@Unobserved07]

I'm just wanting a version that has some of the more prominent English translations for comparison in addition to reverse interlinear and bdag lookup. Would love to know what I need to just have that set of tools

[@storyofscripture]

I loved the logos course on beginning greek

[@neil40]

One thing I noticed (is it the same for everyone) is that the discount is 15% for feature sets and 30% for base packages. So for me to upgrade to Logos 10 it's about the same to upgrade the package rather than just the feature set. My strategy used to be to explore the legacy libraries to see if any of those had more books that I'm interested in (and build on Reformed Starter and Academic Essentials - the latter I wasn't even aware of until watching one of your videos!).

[@jameshogg352]

If you want a higher feature set but want the 30% discount, add the cheapest starter base package and you will get the 30% off so for me the price was cheaper than just buying the feature set

[@1ugh1]

I have logos 9 silver. So if I understand correctly I need to go 10 gold to get the ability to do searches on my extensive print library?

[@Raipe]

Thank you, brother. This was very helpful.

[@waza987]

I am considering Academic Premium. It includes the full feature set and for about $100 more than full feature upgrade I will get a bunch of extra resources. Much cheaper than Gold the first of the standard packages to include full features. (Results may vary based on previously owned books and dynamic pricing) Academic professional would be nice as it includes BDAG but that is a pretty significant price jump again and would cost me around the same as Gold, so if I decided I could stretch that far would need to weigh up between these.

[@BoneyWhy]

I use Accordance. However, there are things Logos does better. I just like the instant parsing in Accordance much better as I can see Hebrew and Greek broken down much easier than the tiny little parsing they do in Logos's lower left-hand corner.

[@shakes268]

I realize this is a year ago but my question is for someone that may be going to seminary (but hasn't applied yet). I own the starter/standard bundle at this present time. Would going to bronze then academic be something I should follow?

[@gregcopeland7646]

No use buying if it only freezes. Never works correctly.

[@gi7kmc]

How do the different packages compare to paying for a Faithlife Connection subscription?

[@butch5511]

I have Logos 9 Academic and was considering the bronze update of 10

[@bma]

Not a bad plan. If you purchased in the last six months you might be eligible for a steeper discount. You can find more at bma.to/1cmcino

[@rinkevichjm]

How about doing this for Verbum which is logos compatible.

[@charleskey6816]

in logos 10 bronze edition what exactly is read aloud mean? Does it include commentaries and other books?

[@ShepherdMinistry]

How about starting with the reformed Gold or platinum? Thoughts ?

[@justinjones2595]

Very helpful!

[@benry007]

Interested in Logos but its so expensive

[@JustYourAverageJ03]

Can anyone tell me how this works lol I want to buy logos 10 preaching suite premium…I am a pastor who prepares and preaches sermons weekly sometime multiple messages a week would premium work?? Is premium a good package?? I used the questionnaire and it said premium would be good for me, but I just wanted to see if y’all knew a little more about premium…

[@AguileraFamilyMinistriesInc]

Powerful bro

[@nimitoliver9672]

so what's the difference between Gold and Academic Professional?

[@bma]

Good question. There are some academic specific (Logos) features, and there are also differences in resources between them. Generally academic packages have more original language tools and fewer commentaries and monographs - and those that are included are more technical.

[@revv45acp71]

Thanks!

[@bma]

You're welcome!

[@sullym1867]

Does BDag and Halot come with gold or platinum?

[@oterosocram25]

Yes

[@jeprodigalson792]

a bit way too expensive... for no reason

[@NoProb4Rob]

Nice to hear a kiwi accent :-)

[@BrianBroom]

So the Academic packages are separate upgrades? I thought they acted like base packages on their own. (I was looking at those since I'm not interested in a denominational package, and am looking for more original language resources)

[@bma]

Yes, they're base packages but they come with their own feature sets too, which means you can upgrade to get those feature sets and the books that come with them. If you've already got a bunch of the features and a few resources, this should make them pretty cost effective.

[@MrPCApps]

Learn to use it before teaching anything about it!