The ESV Blog, in publishing a round-up of Personal Size Reference reviews, hints at a couple of upcoming options:
"Concerning the request for a calfskin edition of this Bible, you shouldn’t expect one this year (2008). However, on Amazon you can find a couple of otherwise-unannounced Personal Size Reference Bibles that are coming out this summer if you do some digging."So I did some digging and came up with two new TruTone covers: the "Navy/Khaki/Pearl, Horizontal Design" and the "Forest/Tan, Trail Design." They both look tastefully restrained in comparison to a lot of youth-oriented Bibles. Looks like June 30 is the release date, but you can pre-order by following the links. If I missed any, let me know!
Apparently I also have the distinction of having authored "the über-review, with 3,500 words and twenty-one pictures." If you haven't seen it already, be sure to check it out: Personal Size Reference ESV.
Well Mark, you are the über-reviewer! An honorable distinction.
This is great news from Crossway. Releasing new editions of this Bible (already!) indicates a hopeful future for this format.
Posted by: Scott W. Kay | March 27, 2008 at 01:53 PM
I just ordered a black trutone today, but these look quite smart. If I'd have known they were coming out I probably would still have preferred to get the black rather than wait.
Posted by: Sam | March 27, 2008 at 03:51 PM
I just received my personal size ESV with a black trutone cover and completely agree with your review! It is an outstanding Bible. I own several ESV's, both genuine leather and trutone and find that I prefer the trutone cover as the genuine leather seems to be very stiff and cardboard like. Thanks for the great review and for the heads up about the new covers.
Posted by: Rob Murphey | March 28, 2008 at 04:57 AM
"Concerning the request for a calfskin edition of this Bible, you shouldn’t expect one this year (2008)."
[sigh]
Posted by: threegirldad | March 29, 2008 at 08:52 PM
Hello Brother,
Just came across your blog. And I thought I was nuts over Bibles...? This site is absolutely fantastic! At least I know what to get from Christmas and my birthday :D :D Keep it going, Bro.
Thanks,
D. Kofi Adu-Boahen
Posted by: Douglas K. Adu-Boahen | March 30, 2008 at 04:08 AM