Note: I do not make any profit off of any of the information contained in this post. I am not in any way professionally affiliated with Logos Bible Software. I just think that they make a great product, and wanted to share my findings with others.
As a student at Talbot School of Theology and a bit of a nerd, I'm always curious about good software to help with school and ministry. Logos Bible Software is one of the leading programs and has developed quite a name for itself among pastors and seminary students. (For example, Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle encouraged all aspiring pastors to purchase Logos to help with sermon prep and personal study.
http://goo.gl/WRGqc) Unfortunately, Logos is pretty expensive, running from $294.95 for the Starter Package all the way up to $4979.95 for the Portfolio Package. Basically, these packages contain books and other information, because Logos is a personal library index at its heart. But don't judge it too quickly; there is so much more to this software than simply reading e-books.
This blog post, however, is not a review of features. I'm assuming that you already know about Logos and what it does. (If you would like to learn about their newest edition, Logos 5, head on over to their site
http://goo.gl/MSnD9. It's pretty neat.) The problem lies in the steep price for the packages. Neither pastors nor students are well known for their large discretionary income. And if you're neither a pastor nor a student, $300 might seem like a lot to pay for some personal studying. If you're anything like me, you're probably looking for a cheap/free way to make the most out of this software. I mean, why else would you read a blog post called "Making the Most of the Free Logos 5 Engine"?
