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Difflugia · 03-25-2014, 09:58 AM

The NASB edition of The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Bible is $9.99 (normally $19.99). This is not a particularly good sale by itself (I've seen it as low as $3.99 in the past), but it's eligible for coupons at Kobo in the US and there's currently a contest with a generous number of >50% off coupons, up to 75% off (so you could get it for $2.50).

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There's a real lack of good ebook versions of the NASB. The Lockman edition is, quite frankly, terrible. There are no translation notes and the the formatting is mediocre (it's a straight Calibre conversion from some other format).

There are three decent versions that I'm aware of (Charles Stanley, MacArthur and Life Application), but none are what I'd consider ideal. The Charles F. Stanley and Life Application include articles in the middle of the Bible text, which I don't really like. The MacArthur doesn't, but each verse is on its own line rather than arranged into paragraphs like in the Life Application.

I guess the moral of the story is if you want to buy the NASB, make sure that you check out a sample or preview first.

03-25-2014, 09:58 AM	#15
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	The NASB edition of The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Bible is $9.99 (normally $19.99). This is not a particularly good sale by itself (I've seen it as low as $3.99 in the past), but it's eligible for coupons at Kobo in the US and there's currently a contest with a generous number of >50% off coupons, up to 75% off (so you could get it for $2.50). Kobo B&N Amazon There's a real lack of good ebook versions of the NASB. The Lockman edition is, quite frankly, terrible. There are no translation notes and the the formatting is mediocre (it's a straight Calibre conversion from some other format). There are three decent versions that I'm aware of (Charles Stanley, MacArthur and Life Application), but none are what I'd consider ideal. The Charles F. Stanley and Life Application include articles in the middle of the Bible text, which I don't really like. The MacArthur doesn't, but each verse is on its own line rather than arranged into paragraphs like in the Life Application. I guess the moral of the story is if you want to buy the NASB, make sure that you check out a sample or preview first.