Who do you suppose profits from the sale of the Holy Bible?

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   aviannoviceposted 11 years ago

   Who do you suppose profits from the sale of the Holy Bible?

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   M. T. Dremerposted 11 years ago

   The bible is public domain, so when a physical copy sells, the profit goes to the publisher. But any publisher can provide their own version. Some translations might be restricted to one place or another, but it's too old for anyone to 'own' it.

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      aviannoviceposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      It unnerves me a bit when you indicate that any publisher can provide their own version.  Makes me wonder how accurate it it compared to when it was written...

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      M. T. Dremerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      A publisher would suffer a lot of ire if they changed much from the accepted translations, so I don't think there is much deviation. However the oldest source for the bible is, itself, a copy. So we really have no idea how accurate any of it is.

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   RTalloniposted 11 years ago

   While any publisher could print anything and call it a Bible, there easy ways to know whether a publication that calls itself one is a Bible, a paraphrase, or worse.  An easy way to examine whether a publication is faithful to "the Bible"  is to use information that has stood the test of time to evaluate it. A good beginning might be "From the Mind of God to the Mind of Man" (a layman's guide) which can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/From-Mind-God-Man … 1889893382
   
   A president said, "You can say a dog has five legs if you call the tail a leg, but that doesn't make the tail a leg." 

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      aviannoviceposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I like your logic as well as your humor!

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   The Examiner-1posted 11 years ago

   I would figure that the author(s) - or whoever the earnings go to - donate the earnings to a church or other needy society.

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      aviannoviceposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I wondered that myself, but then wondered about who decides?

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      The Examiner-1posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I would figure the person who writes the bible or the publisher. As with a regular book.

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   manatita44posted 11 years ago

   Those who sell may profit. Those who read may profit more, and those who practises will profit most!

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      aviannoviceposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Manatita, you are truly on target.

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      manatita44posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Gratitude, my Friend. Keep up the good work.

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   irenemariaposted 11 years ago

   To print such a big book and make it really good costs money and time. But since the author is God, there is no money to be paid. Volontarily payment is then only to pay for the paper and cover.
   The New World Translation is such a Bible where you pay if and what you can. Publishers are The Watchtower Bible and tract society. www.jw.org

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      aviannoviceposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Many other versions of the Bible are free of charge, which make it interesting in the scheme of things, doesn't it?

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