{"id":6329,"date":"2009-05-06T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/05\/olivetree-makes-the-case-for-t.html"},"modified":"2009-05-06T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2009-05-06T20:41:12","slug":"olivetree-makes-the-case-for-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/05\/olivetree-makes-the-case-for-t.html","title":{"rendered":"OliveTree makes the case for their Bible reader over Kindle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since you can get the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Holy-Bible-English-Standard-Version\/dp\/B001EOCFU4\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=digital-text&amp;qid=1241658829&amp;sr=1-1\">ESV for free on the Kindle<\/a>, why pay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/resources\/bibles\/english-standard-version-esv.php\">$16.75<\/a>? I have both but prefer OliveTree for the reasons listed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olivetreeblog.com\/2009\/05\/05\/how-ebiblereading-is-different-from-ebook-reading\/\">here<\/a> plus the fact that I&#8217;m eventually going to buy (when I get more iTunes cards) the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=16865\">Greek<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=16602\">Hebrew<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/iphone\/#bundles\">bundle<\/a>. The Kindle doesn&#8217;t have the NA27 and even if it did, it doesn&#8217;t do split screens.<br \/>\nBTW, speaking of Kindle, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2009\/05\/06\/62271\/?awesm=tcrn.ch_1Mo&amp;utm_medium=tcrn.ch-twitter&amp;utm_content=techcrunch-autopost&amp;utm_campaign=techcrunch&amp;utm_source=twitter.com\">Amazon is launching a 9.7 inch Kindle for $489<\/a>! The price violates my you-might-as-well-get-a-laptop-for-that-price policy. Can&#8217;t buy any gadget over $400 for that reason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since you can get the ESV for free on the Kindle, why pay $16.75? I have both but prefer OliveTree for the reasons listed here plus the fact that I&#8217;m eventually going to buy (when I get more iTunes cards) the Greek and Hebrew bundle. 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