Laridian has released the 2011 edition of the New International Version (NIV) Bible. This new edition is the first update to the best-selling NIV Bible in 25 years. While this update reflects developments in biblical scholarship and changes in English usage, about 95% of the text has remained the same. For details on the reasons and the people behind the update, visit the official site of the Committee on Bible Translation (the scholars responsible for overseeing the NIV text).
The PocketBible version of the NIV 2011 is available for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, webOS, Android, Windows PC and Windows Mobile. The updated NIV is available at a new lower price of only $9.99.
I went to the website this morning looking to buy previous edition. It was there. When I got off work tonight and came home to buy it it was gone. Is there any way to still get it? If not does the NIV notes that you sell line up with this new version?
Donald, I’m sorry but we are not able to offer the 1984 edition now that the 2011 is released. As the article mentions, 95% of the text remains the same as the previous edition so you shouldn’t have a problem using the notes with this updated NIV.
Let us know if you have any further questions.
Michelle
Just checking, this version works with Android? The previous version didn’t as Android wasn’t ready for that one yet.
Thanks
Andrew
Good to see that the latest NIV is available. will you include the new Study Bible version with it?
Mark,
The NIV Study Bible for PocketBible was done by Zondervan, not by us. It will be updated as an updated version of the text becomes available. Zondervan has said it will take at least a couple years to revise all of their reference materials.
And to clarify, the NIV Study Bible Notes are not included with the NIV. They are sold separately.
Andrew,
The NIV was fixed a few weeks ago. The NIV 2011 should work fine.
If I already own the NIV 1984, by purchasing the NIV 2011, will that book be deleted? I would hope not and hope I can have both on devices.
Also, is the 9.99 an introductory price or is that the normal price across time? Sometimes you have specials for those that already own particular works.
I look forward to your next special on reference materials as I need to add to my collection. Thank you for offering things to your loyal customer base. I appreciate that opportunity.
Thank you. Stay well, Mike
Mike,
The NIV 2011 does not overwrite your NIV 1984. They can both be installed at the same time. They might be hard to distinguish from each other, since they’re both called “New International Version”.
The $9.99 price is the suggested retail price from Zondervan. Anyone charging more than that is… well… I won’t say bad things about them (cough)OliveTree(cough) (cough)Logos(cough) as we reserve the right to raise the price in the future.
Is there any way to distinguish the NIV 2011 from the older version on the iPhone? What are the file sizes for NIV 2011, NIV (2008), and the original NIV?
LL, the best way to distinguish the two different NIV’s (there are only two editions of the NIV, 1984 and 2011) is looking at the copyright date in the front matter of the book. The NIV 2011 does have two editions – one with cross-references and one without. The one with cross-references is larger.
Hope that helps.
Michelle
I see that my primary concern (name confusion on NIV versions) has been brought up and no resolution planned because the 2011 version is the only one still being marketed.
However, any chance the 2 versions (with/without xrefs)should have different book names/descriptions? Or do we bring up a version and look for xref tags?
The 2 versions of NIV Study Notes had different names/descriptions/tabs distinguished by the year (08). Is there any chance Zondervan would do that much for us?
Or as an alternative, is there any way we could change the names/descriptions/tabs visually for ourselves?
Sorry to take up your time on this. I’m looking forward to android…
David A. Hale
Andrew,
2011 appears to work with Android (alpha) except for xrefs. (simply as a bible reader at this time).
Michelle,
If you are no longer allowed to market 1984; are the terms we agreed to when we installed that version still binding? i.e. could someone share a 1984 version with someone like Donald who procrastinated a bit too long? (I have been known to wait a long time to make a purchase decision and wondered if there was some way to help out legally.)
David A. Hale
David,
You are definitely NOT allowed to share your 1984 version with someone else. Just because we can no longer sell it doesn’t mean the copyright is expired.
The problem with the naming of the NIV and the NIV Cross Reference Edition is a little tricky. The abbreviation has to be “NIV” for both or else Bible references won’t work right and won’t look right in any output from the program (and technically, wouldn’t be “legal”). The name could theoretically be different but that doesn’t fix your problem of not knowing which is which solely by the tags.
We may do something about this in the future. One of the annoyances is that it’s the only Bible for which this is a problem so it’s a shame to create some huge capability for renaming tabs or adding “subtitles” to books just for this one book. I need to think about the right way to solve it.
I’m not surprised about the copyright issue but I wanted somebody to say it.
I understand part of what you said about the naming. We have this on the burner. When we take a better look (later) at tab/name/description manipulation, it may not be just for one book but for visual clarity in multiple window layouts as well.
I don’t know about anyone else but android is more important to me right now than this naming issue. So, I’ll shut up and let you work.
I’m looking forward to Beta ( or alpha 2 if needed). I am using alpha for almost all my bible reading needs now. (both EVO 4G and Acer Iconia tablet.)
Thanks for your dedication,
David A. Hale
I still haven’t seen my first question come up. If we have the original NIV, is this a new purchase? That is the way I am reading it.
Matthew,
Yes, even if you have the old NIV, the new one is a new purchase.
What is the difference between NIV 2011 and TNIV?
I’m beginning to get confused with all the NIV versions I own!
John, the place to get the most thorough answer on that is at the link below to the Committee On Bible Translation’s web site:
http://www.niv-cbt.org/niv-2011-overview/translators-notes/
They discuss how they got from the 1984 NIV to the TNIV and now to the 2011 NIV.
Michelle
Thanks Michelle that was a fantastically helpful response. All is now clear in terms
of the NIV versions for MyBible. Looks like I’ll have to buy yet another NIV download
I’m tempted to be a little cynical and suggest that Zondervan (& the NIV folks) are
acting a bit like software suppliers in issuing TNIV then NIV 2011 but without any
upgrade deal
Thanks again,
John
Just got it, glad to have it on my iphone now. I want to just second the request to be able to differentiate between the versions. I still want the Old NIV on there as that is what is often used in church, etc, and i can’t tell the difference in the list. Thanks for the great product.