Comments on: Promised Land Publications

By: danithew

danithew — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:13:43 +0000

Jennifer,

I am not aware of an Old Testament set being produced. I suspect the task would be too daunting, as the Old Testament is (in length) IMMENSE.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:41:13 +0000

Hi, I hope you get this little reply of mine. I notice the date this email talk started was well over a year ago, but I was just given the Illustrated Book of Mormon set and I was wondering what other sets there are. You mentioned that there is a Church History set and a New Testament set. Was there ever an Old Testament set produced by the same company?

Thanks,
Jen

By: danithew

danithew — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:18:50 +0000

It looks like the company that obtained rights to publish and sell these series was called Heritage Media.

Although it’s clear they released the books, I’m not finding any signs that they re-published the recordings. I was hoping they would have released them on compact discs.

By: onelowerlight

onelowerlight — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:19:42 +0000

I was just at Pioneer Book in downtown Provo a few hours ago, and I saw what looked like a complete set of these books at the checkout desk. I also remember seeing a few of them in a missionary apartment when I was a missionary in California.

By: danithew

danithew — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:04:43 +0000

Julie, it’s cool to see you over here. Thanks for dropping by.

It’s interesting that you mention them being on a super-clearance sale at Barnes and Noble. I have a vague memory of seeing a bunch of Book of Mormon sets on sale in a Utah grocery store.

I’m curious what company it was that tried to revive the sale of these books. I’m also curious if they tried selling the recordings again.

It would be fun to be able to download mp3s of those recordings onto an iPod and listen to them again. It’s been so many years but just thinking about listening to those tapes as a kid brings back pleasant memories.

By: DKL

DKL — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:50:43 +0000

Growing up, my family had the full set also. I don’t know what happened to the set or the company, but my wife and I bought a set of them on eBay.

By: Julie M. Smith

Julie M. Smith — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:58:53 +0000

I think they were out of print for a long time and then a few years ago, a new company brought them back out–most of the same pictures but this time in 8 volumes with fancy covers. I don’t think they did very well–I came across them on a super-clearance table at a Barnes and Noble in Bountiful and bought them for 80% off. You occasionally see them on ebay (link).