#QUICKVERSE BIBLE UPGRADE#
I have no intention of continuing to purchase upgrade releases, and so will not be able to address specifics in the newer releases. In evaluating this program, I’ve used QuickVerse versions 2007, 2008, and 2009. I will reserve final judgment and recommendation until I’ve completed my analysis. However, it does have some interesting features that deserve mention.
With limited original language support and its approach to user data management, QuickVerse seems geared more toward personal use than for lesson/sermon preparation or academic use – it’s a hobbyist’s package, in my view. QuickVerse is the last remaining product using the old STEP standard e-book format. Program upgrades are also priced on the tier model, and can make for some curious pricing. QuickVerse is a prototypical library-oriented commercial Bible Study product, being marketed primarily in various tiers of increasing cost and content. It is currently owned and published by, Inc., of Omaha, NE. There have been multiple corporate buyouts over the years, and, after Rairdin’s departure, the product went through a period of strong customer dissatisfaction, but has been recovering its stature in more recent releases. The product was originally developed by Craig Rairdin (who later moved on to become President of Laridian), and was published by Parsons Technology. From my perspective, it appears the company expects upgrades to be a significant part of its revenue stream.
Major version upgrades have been on an annual release schedule for several years, with few maintenance updates between commercial releases. The current edition, released in late November 2010, is QuickVerse 2011, which is version number 15.
#QUICKVERSE BIBLE WINDOWS#
Though primarily a Windows product, there are also products for Mac, Palm, and Pocket PC. They like to trumpet that it has sold over 1 million copies, but I have no idea what that really means in relation to the other major vendors in the field, or in terms of how many people actually use the product – there have been 15 versions, after all, and each upgrade no doubt counts as a "copy sold." Their marketing material tends to use words like “leading” and “premiere” to refer to their software, which their website claims is the “#1 Bible Study Software!”. QuickVerse has been around for a long time – about 20 years. This review pertains only to the legacy QV application platform, which used STEP books.
Background Note: WORDsearch purchased QuickVerse from FindEx in 2011, and ported the program to a CROSS-based platform.
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