I have long been a fan of Logos Bible software and of some of Zondervan’s titles like The Expositor’s Bible Commentary and the NIV Application Commentary series. To quote an old candy commercial, now there are two great tastes that taste great together.  Zondervan products are coming to Logos.

The announced wedding of the big Z and Logos will no doubt be a big benefit to both companies.  Zondervan gets access to a powerhouse in Bible software with Logos, one of the best selling programs out there.  Logos gets some very popular books for their system.

I have some questions though.  What about the people who stuck with Zondervan and their Pradis software; will they be able to continue getting support and updates to the product?  Will they be forced to repurchase their titles from Logos if the old Pradis software becomes orphaned and they have trouble.  Newer versions of Windows often make old software unusable.  Will this happen to Zondervan books in Pradis format sometime in the future.  I have an old version of Expositor’s in Pradis and would hate to have to buy it again for Logos.  But I would love to have it in Logos.  Is there any chance I might get a crossgrade discount?  All questions I am asking the powers to be at the two companies and when I find out, I will let you know.

UPDATE: Just got this response from Carrie Colter of Zondervan.

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.

I have asked two different officials from Zondervan if there will be any credit given to former Pradis users. But I have not yet gotten a response.

UPDATE 2: Notice the comment below for info on the question about credit for those who already have Pradis and Zondervan books.  Good news. Now lets hope it makes the cost of these resources in Logos worth the crossgrade.  Personally, I think they should be free if you already own license to them in Pradis.  What do you think?