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 |
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 |
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!- Requires moving to Gold or higher. [↩]
- Orders of $1,900 or more qualify for our new 18-month payment plan. [↩]
- We have a new base package called Biblical Languages, which is available to members of our academic program. [↩]
- 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. [↩]
- 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. [↩]
- 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. [↩]
- Requires moving to Gold or higher. [↩]
- Requires moving to Gold or higher. [↩]
- With special introductory discount [↩]
- Depends in part on which base package you own. [↩]
- Depends in part on which base package you own. [↩]
- With special introductory discount. [↩]
- Depends in part on which base package you own. [↩]
- Depends in part on which base package you own. [↩]
- May be less with dynamic pricing. [↩]
It’s Not Too Late to Save on Black Friday Deals!
If you haven’t taken advantage of our Black Friday deals yet, there’s still time! Logos’ Black Friday sale is packed with limited-time deals on our most Liked products. But you need to hurry—these discounts are available for only five more days.
Save now on items like:
Learn to Use Biblical Greek and Hebrew with Logos Bible Software
Regularly: Get it for only $249.95 with coupon code BFRIDAY19
Take your understanding of biblical Greek and Hebrew to the next level with this instructional resource from Logos. Learn to interpret Scripture in a simple, straightforward manner at your own pace, or refresh the Greek and Hebrew you learned in seminary or Bible college.
Learn to Use Biblical Greek and Hebrew with Logos Bible Software places the payoff of biblical language knowledge up front. There’s no rote memorization of vocabulary or grammatical forms. That’s because Learn to Use Biblical Greek and Hebrew with Logos Bible Software is designed to show you how to properly use the tools used by advanced seminarians.
Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Regularly: With coupon code BFRIDAY5, it’s only $39.99
Readers of the New Testament often encounter quotes or allusions to the Old Testament that may be unfamiliar or obscure. In this volume, G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson bring together a distinguished team of scholars to isolate, catalog, and comment on both the obvious Old Testament quotations and the more subtle allusions found in the New Testament. The result is a comprehensive commentary on the Old Testament references that appear from Matthew through Revelation. It’s a vital resource for the reference library of every student of the New Testament.
International Critical Commentary (53 vols.)
Regularly: Just $1,350 with coupon code BFRIDAY11
The International Critical Commentary, published by T&T Clark International, has long held a special place among biblical works. It brings together all the relevant aids to exegesis: linguistic and textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological, with a comprehensiveness and quality of scholarship unmatched by any other series. If you were to purchase all 53 volumes in print at suggested retail price, you’d pay over $2,800.
You’ll find a lot more discounted items during our Black Friday Sale.
Visit Logos.com/BlackFriday by December 3 to see the complete list of deals available, including discounts on resources like:
- IVP Dictionary of the Old Testament Bundle
- Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
- John MacArthur Bundle
- Christian Theology 2nd ed. by Millard j. Erickson
How to Get a Custom Discount on Logos 5
Logos 5 isn’t the only thing that’s new this month—our website’s updated, too.
You’ve seen our blurb about the Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator at
the bottom of every Logos 5 blog post thus far (including this one)
telling you about special pricing. But what does that mean? Just how special is “special pricing”?You Get Credit for What You Already Own
The Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator takes your entire Logos library into account, and then generates a custom discount based on every Logos resource you own. That’s right: the calculator tallies it all so you only pay for what’s new to you.- What if I don’t own a base package? No problem. If you’ve only ever picked up commentaries or collections and never invested in a base package, your books still contribute to your custom price.
- What about my Libronix books? No problem. The Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator factors them in.
- What about my pre-Libronix books? No problem. The calculator doesn’t overlook them, even if you’re still using Logos 1.0.
- What if I own part of a collection in the base package I want? No problem. You’ll see that it’s a product you partially own, and we’ll credit you for it.
- What if I bought my base package at a retail location? No problem. It doesn’t matter where you got your Logos library; if you’re logged in, the calculator takes it all into account.
- What about my Logos T-shirt? Sorry! Until we start encoding Bible software into our T-shirts, they won’t count for credit toward your Logos 5 purchase.
How to See Your Discount
Just log in on Logos.com, and then explore our seven new Logos 5 base packages. The Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator updates your price dynamically; you never have to wonder if you’re missing out on your custom discount. The price also adjusts to reflect the current pricing of resources across Logos.com; when a relevant product price changes, your custom discount changes, too.And now you know what we’re talking about when we say:
It’s time to upgrade to Logos 5. See the special pricing our Custom Upgrade Discount Calculator has for you. (Seriously, folks, it’s really cool!)
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