We are pleased to announce the following new items: two NIV bundles and worldwide availability of the NIV, wildcard searching on Palm and Pocket PC, support for BlackBerry devices, and the UBS Translator Handbooks.

Bundles Now Available

The New International Version is now available bundled with additional Bible resources for a discounted price. Two bundle options are currently available.

Bundle #1 contains the following:
  • New International Version (NIV) Red Letter Edition with cross-references

  • Amplified Bible (AMP) with Notes

  • New Living Translation (NLT) with Notes

  • Bible Atlas, Nave's Bible Dictionary, Matthew Henry's Commentary

  • Spurgeon's Daily Devotional, King James Version (KJV)
The cost of bundle #1 is $39.95 for an internet download, and $44.95 for a CD.

Bundle #2 contains the following:
  • New International Version (NIV) Red Letter Edition with cross-references

  • The Message

  • Olive Tree Bible Map Atlas

  • Matthew Henry Commentary

  • Nave's Bible Dictionary, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Smith's Bible Dictionary

  • Spurgeon's Daily Devotional, Daily Light Devotional
The cost of bundle #2 is $39.95 for an internet download.

The NIV is now available worldwide!

For more information see http://www.olivetree.com/resources/niv.

Wild Card Search for Palm OS and Pocket PC

The latest BibleReader now supports wild card searches. You can enter part of a word followed by * or – and the search will find all word suffix forms of your entry. For example, if you enter just* the search results will include just, justify, justice, justification, etc. It works for multiple word searches as well. If you enter tru* lov* with the All Words option, the search will find verses with true and love in them.

Visit www.olivetree.com to download the latest BibleReader.

BibleReader for BlackBerry

The BibleReader is now available for BlackBerry devices! Download the NIV, NASB, NLT and more. Pass on the word to your friends with BlackBerrys!

See http://www.olivetree.com/smartphone/blackberry/ for details.

UBS Handbooks for Old and New Testaments

The UBS Translator Handbooks, from the United Bible Society, are now available for the Old and New Testaments at $49.95 each. The Handbooks are comprehensive verse-by-verse commentaries providing exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information about the books of the Bible.

Click here for more information.

User Tip:

If the Bible text on your screen seems crowded against the outside edges, here is a way to put some air space around the margins:

  • For Palm OS devices go to Tree>Options>Preferences>Split Screen and type in a value of 8 - 10 for Margin Border Inset

  • For Pocket PC devices go to Tools>Split Window Cfg and type in a value of 8 - 10 for Margin Border Inset