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Grand Rapids, Mich., September 22, 2009 – Zondervan today announced that it is moving away from the Pradis software it created and will license other search engines, including the leader Logos Bible Software. Thirty one Zondervan titles, representing 87 individual volumes, will become available for use with Logos Bible Software in early 2010.
“We are going to make sure we, first and foremost, work with the many thousands of Pradis customers for a smooth transition to the new search engines,” said Zondervan’s Paul Engle, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Church, Academic and Reference Resources. ”Many of these people have been customers for a dozen years and we will make sure they are eligible for a discount to these new titles upon release.”
Current titles will be converted for Logos Bible Software by the end of this year. This will include titles that never appeared in Pradis such as The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testament. Other notable releases include resources by Gordon Fee, Tremper Longman III, Scot McKnight, William Mounce, and others. A complete listing of the Zondervan titles coming to Logos Bible Software, as well as a link to pre-order, can be found at http://www.logos.com/zondervan.
Numerous other new digital products are currently in development and will be made available in multiple platforms and across many devices from e-book readers such as the Kindle and Sony Reader, to mobile devices such as the iPhone and BlackBerry. As more information becomes available, it will be released in Zondervan’s Digital Resources e-newsletter.
"Zondervan offers a great collection of Bible reference works and we're thrilled to see them available for Logos Bible Software,” said Bob Pritchett, President of Logos Bible Software. “We share Zondervan's heart for providing biblical resources for everyone who wants to study the Bible, and it's great to be able to partner with them on this project.”
About Logos
Logos Bible Software, a privately held corporation located in Bellingham, Wash., is the leading publisher of high-end, award-winning, multilingual Bible software for both the Macintosh and Windows platform. The company serves church, academic and lay markets, striving to bring the best in software innovation to Christians worldwide. Logos can be found on the web at http://www.logos.com.
Zondervan, a
HarperCollins company, is a world leader in Christian communications and the leading Christian publishing brand. For more than 75 years, Zondervan has delivered transformational Christian experiences through general and academic resources by influential leaders and emerging voices, and been honored with more Christian Book Awards than any other publisher. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., with offices in San Diego and Miami, Zondervan conducts events and publishes its bestselling
Bibles,
books,
audio,
video,
curriculum,
software, and
digital products through its
Zondervan,
eZondervan,
Zonderkidz,
Youth Specialties,
Editorial Vida, and
National Pastors Convention brands. Zondervan resources are sold worldwide through retail stores, online, and by
Zondervan ChurchSource, and are translated into nearly 200 languages in more than 60 countries. Visit Zondervan on the Internet at
www.zondervan.com (mobile site:
zvan.mobi).
