7 pt, concordance
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0840700504/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0840700504
8pt, concordance, bonded leather, gilded edges
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785200304/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0785200304
?pt (probably 7), concordance, imitation leather, gilded edges
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1418544248/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1418544248
same as above except hardcover
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/141854423X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=141854423X
8pt, concordance, hardcover?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/141854339X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=141854339X
"large print" (usually 9-10 pt), concordance, bonded leather, gilded edges
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1418542547/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1418542547
same as above except leather cover
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1418545996/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1418545996
this is the deluxe model - lifetime guarantee, calfskin cover, but not thumb-indexed (which usually adds $10 dollars to the cost). I could not locate the font size.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0718000706/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0718000706
?pt, concordance
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1418544795/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1418544795
General notes:
Cover quality (from best to least)
- calfskin or goatskin
- genuine leather
- "premium" imitation leather (doesn't say "premium", but usually the cover material has a trademarked brand that is listed, like "NuLeather")
- bonded leather
- hardcover
- "cheap" imitation leather / flexcover
- laminated
- paperback
- mass market paperback
Font size is measured in "points" - abbreviated "pt". 8 pt is the average Bible font size. Most compact Bibles use 7 pt. or less (large print compact Bibles usually use 8 pt - which is large print for a compact Bible) *Standard* (non-compact) large print Bibles generally use 9-10 pt. Giant print can be 11 pt or larger. If the reader has good eyes, the compact Bibles will be no problem. If the reader is older (45 and up), you will probably want to avoid 7pt Bibles.
Any of the Bibles with gilded edges should have decent paper. The "thin" Bibles, however, will use very thin (though still high-quality) paper. Mass market paperbacks use the lowest quality paper.
Two of the Bibles are single column. This means that there is only one column of text on each page instead of two. Look at almost any Bible and you will see 2 columns. 1 column **can be** easier for some people to read and to locate specific verses but generally uses more pages (larger Bible).
As far as I know, Thomas Nelson is the only company publishing NKJV Bibles, as they own the copyright. I believe all those I have listed are published by Thomas Nelson.
http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/dept.asp?dept_id=19700&parent=190850&TopLevel_id=190000&category=New_King_James_Version
- Jim, www.BibleSelector.com/