to Holman for making the majority of their Bibles with sewn bindings -- we appreciate it). The cover itself is genuine cowhide leather, which in my opinion is just as nice as many of the calfskin Bibles on the market. The font is very easy on the eyes in regard to size. It is a different font character than I have seen in other Bibles. It is different than the font in the original HCSB Minister's Bible, but it appears to be the same font utilized in the HCSB Study Bible.  I like it.  It gives it less of a "bubbly" look that the original edition's font had. Christians are unique when it comes to Bibles. There is a large segment which does not want to see any variation between Bible translations (font, format, translation theory, etc...) so I don't know how this will effect potential customers. I like that this is a black letter text. The truth is that there was no such thing in the original letters. A black letter text forces readers to recognize that every single word in the Bible carries equal inspiration and weight. The text is in a paragraph format with a single column of text. I prefer this layout of the biblical text. It allows you to focus on the text at hand rather than all of the visual noise on the rest of the page. It does feature the textual notes at the bottom of the page which is very a useful