Review: Great Version & Improved Format
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2013
I have been using the HCSB version (along with ESV, NASB and NIV) for several years now, and I appreciate the balance it takes in readability and accuracy. All of these versions are good for most purposes, and it is helpful to compare them sometimes to see if there are subtleties to be careful of.I have usedThe Holy Bible: HCSB Digital Text Edition: Holman Christian Standard Bible Optimized for Digital Readerssince I first got my Kindle, and noticed frequent issues in the formatting, especially missing spaces between words. The other edition also did not have the links to the words with bullet points, indicating a footnote, and did not have the names of the book at the beginning of each chapter (not necessary if you already know where you are, but helpful if you are picking up where you previously left off, and don't recall which book it was). I discovered this edition earlier this month, and it appears that all of those problems are now fixed (at least I haven't noticed any formatting issues yet).I also haveThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (with Cross-References)which is good, but I find that I keep hitting the references by mistake when I try to turn pages. I don't have that problem with either of the HCSB editions. The ESV has a no-cross reference edition (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (without Cross-References)) which also solves that particular problem. As I said above, it is helpful to compare versions sometimes.