Zondervan and GoBible Offer Free Preview of NIV Bible for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
by Staff
April 5, 2010
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (christiansunite.com) -- Zondervan today announced that GoBible is offering a free preview app featuring the Book of John for customers interested in purchasing the Read it/Hear it NIV GoBible iPhone App. The NIV GoBible is a comprehensive Bible program that lets the user both read and listen to the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. The program has been developed with the goal of making the Bible as accessible and enjoyable as possible.Users may navigate the menu and begin simultaneous audio and text play at any of the 31,000 plus individual verses in the Bible with just a few clicks. The user may also, for convenience, browse and play through the Story Index which has more than 225 of the most popular Bible stories arranged by testament.
The app also contains a Topic Index which gives Scriptural guidance on approximately 30 different circumstances and emotions. Another popular feature, the Holiday/Events Index, offers passages relevant to more than a dozen important Christian and secular holidays, as well as important days that mark our lives.
The Read it/Hear it NIV GoBible App also has a Bible-in- a-Year plan which allows the user, in about 10-15 minutes per day, read and listen to the entire Bible in one year.
"This technology is fantastic in that it allows the user to customize is so many ways how they want to access the Bible and use in their daily lives," said Chip Brown, Zondervan Senior Vice President of Bibles.
To help organize Bible study, favorite passages can be marked. The app has the capability for the user to mark an unlimited number of Bookmarks, which are easily accessible at all times. In addition, there is a Keyword Search feature that offers the user the ability to search the Bible text for certain words and phrases.
The text and audio of the app is the NIV Bible, the most popular modern English Bible translation in the world. The narrator is Charles Taylor, whose voice-only reading of the NIV is rich, focused and soothing to the ear. The Read it/Hear It NIV GoBible iPhone App costs $44.99 and can be purchased through the Apple ITunes store here.
