Reb - I don't have time to write a long post today, but let me throw a couple of things out to you. Perhaps someone else can chime in with more detailed info. QV was my first Bible software. I started to become disappointed with it around version 4. This was around 10 years ago.
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I ended up choosing Logos (V2 at the time). QV fell behind years ago and cannot come close to doing what Logos (V3 or V4) does. As far as the bookstore issue, Logos will not be selling boxed sets through retail channels anymore. There are many reasons for this, but I think the most compelling one is that once the product is on the shelf, it is often out of date. Software updates come quickly with Logos. Just within the last month or so, I saw a V3 box still on the shelf at a store.
Free Software. WORDsearch – There are some very good free Bible Software Programs out there. I started with QuickVerse, which was not free, but it was not expensive. I think I paid about $35-$45 for it back in 1993.
I felt bad for someone that buys that, knowing that there is a new version and better deals to be had online. Stick with Logos.
Take the time to learn it. QV is not in the same league.
I own several different Bible software's - including the one you mention - so basically I can say I've tried most of them. What I've found is that Logos has so much more depth than all of the other ones I've used. A good description would be to say that most other Bible software's are about 1 (or maybe 2) layer deep in search capability and so on, but Logos is a real Bible research program that's 20 layers deep. Another good description, when comparing Logos to other Bible software, would be to make an analogy. It would be like comparing the professional drafting/architectural program called Auto-Cad - to another very simple one like Google Sketch-Up. Auto-Cad is a professional level program that takes some time and effort to learn how to use.
Sketch-Up doesn't. But you can not do with Sketch-Up what you can do with Auto-Cad. It's very similar with Logos and other Bible programs. Non of the other Bible software's out there have anything that can compare with The Passage and the Exegetical Guides. When you run one of these on a Bible passage it's like running 20 different mini search engines all at the same time - with each searching for different things that have to do with the passage you're studying. One of the things I thought when I fist started using Logos a while ago was that this software is just too complicated.
But then I started watching all of the videos and really saw what Logos can do. It can do much more than the other programs I own. Logos is a 'professional level' research tool - not a just a simple home Bible study program - like most others out there. The more things that a piece of software can do the more complicated it will be to learn. And because it can do so many different things, it takes some time to learn how to use it properly.
But it's it well worth the time and effort. I would recommend watching the videos on the Logos support page. That's a good place to start learning about what Logos can do.
Reb: I've used QV for over ten years and have found it to be little more than an ebook reader with some hyper-linking and synchronization (e.g., Bible/Commentary). QV: over 1000 books available.Logos 10,000+ (w/an additional five thousand expected over the next year or so. Logos is much 'smarter' (intuitive) also, resulting in incredible library searches and a much better ability to utilize original languages for the newbie. QV is much less expensive, but offers a much more entry-level experience.