Customer Reviews for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
Review 1 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
Overall Rating:
4out of5
Good book
Date:February 7, 2013
Chris
Age:25-34
Gender:male
Quality:
4out of5
Value:
5out of5
Meets Expectations:
4out of5
The Bible size, cover color and feel and the text font are excellent. The personal imprint on the cover turned out perfect. I would prefer "stronger" paper for the Bible's pages, but I think I'll get used to it in time. My next Bible will include study references, but this one is good for personal use without distractions.
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Review 2 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
Recently, I have been reading the ESV online exhaustively as I now regard it as 1 of my primary versions along with the 1995 updated edition of the New American Standard Bible. So I decided to buy this Bible as a compact edition to my full-size Bible. I hope to soon purchase the ESV New Inductive Study Bible as currently using the NASB edition & also the Kindle version of the ESV Study Bible.
Firstly, I noticed the supple feeling from the TruTone binding and also the fact that it is Smyth Sewn also. Another big favourite of mine is that it is it reads in paragraph - single column - format, which makes it easier for me to delve into properly. It is the perfect size to carry around with me as my NASB International Inductive Study Bible is heavier to carry around but that is my everyday full-size Bible.
Well done Crossway on providing such a great Bible, perfect fir lugging about
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Review 3 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
I love this little Bible, I take it every where I go even to an appointments and read while I am waiting. The print is large so I dont have to use my glasses.
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Review 4 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
I REALLY like this Bible except for one thing that could be improved. That is the darkness of the print. The font itself is small, but other Bibles in the "personal-size" that have the same size font have a darker printout and it's easier to read. I notice that my other ESV Bibles also have the same "lightness" to the fonts. It seems strange to me that the publishers (or whoever makes that decision) decided to do the printing that way.
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Review 7 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
This would be to me the "perfect" Bible format. I love the one column text. It's small enough to be easily carried. The cover is attractive.
But the font (7.5 point) is too small for my eyes. I tried it out for a a few days but it often gave me a headache trying to read it. And forget about the cross references! They're even smaller! I found I could not read it in my lap. If I held it up about chest level it wasn't too bad to read, but any lower than that caused my eyes to hurt.
My understanding is that Crossway is producing another version of the Personal Bibles that will use 8 point type, to be released in June 2013. The different in font size will add about 100 pages to the book. I have a Thinline version that uses 8 point type, and that one gives my eyes no problems. I guess I will just wait for June.
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Review 8 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
The study notes were more than I expected. They are very good but they greatly increase the thickness of the Bible. I was looking for a smaller replacement for an older Bible. I will use this Bible but will probably buy a smaller one to carry to church and informal study.
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Review 12 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
This is an excellent personal size Bible by Crossway. Even though it does not have a leather cover the texture is very nice and supple. Some of Crossway's True Tone Covers are not near as nice, smooth and has a gentle gloss texture like a smooth broken-in leather. I could believe the price at roughly half of the recommended retail. Print is a little small, but for a small Bible it's adequate.
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Review 14 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
This Bible was a fantastic birthday gift for my wife. She loved it. It was the perfect color and has held up to being used for church/school/and everyday reading great.
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Review 15 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
The quality of this ESV PERSONAL BIBLE is very good, but the font of the letters are too small,and the price too high for a personal bible.Over all its not too bad if you have good eye sight.
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Review 16 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
I had been using a very small ESV Bible, but it was really too small, including the print. This is just the right size, and very pretty also. I am very happy with the features including the format.
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Review 17 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
I love this Bible. I was wanting a colorful and detailed outside cover instead of just black or brown, and when I saw this Bible I knew it was the one I wanted. This Bible was exactly what I was looking for:)
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Review 20 for ESV Personal Size Reference Bible TruTone, Brown, CrossWeave Design
This Bible has brought Scripture back to life to me. The references are so frequent that it's impossible to read a verse the same as you have before. The size is ideal (take a dvd and imagine it an inch thicker). The leather is very soft. Overall, this is a sweet Bible and I'm really looking forward to putting this to some serious use.