// public release history, Bible resources & visitor-facing improvements
v1.0.0 Alpha — 30 September 2025 — Present
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v2.6.5 Alpha
Last Updated on 10 Sep 2026 @ 11:51:39Z
v2.6.5 Alpha
Updated 10 September 2026
Stabilized the customer account header so signed-in visitors reliably see their first name instead of the generic Login label while moving between account and library pages.
Repaired Valois Lumière online reading for the newly added NKJV, NIV, and ESV digital editions.
Improved Lumière reader initialization so eligible digital Bible editions consistently display the correct edition title when opened from the customer Library.
Corrected Ethiopian Bible online-reading behavior so the EPUB eBook and PDF edition open in their proper reading formats.
Improved account and online-reader reliability so temporary loading problems do not unnecessarily disrupt an otherwise valid signed-in session.
Refined the single Living Word Bibles™ brand mark in the shared footer so the trademark symbol appears smaller and superscripted.
Added three new Living Word Bibles digital eBible editions to the eStore: the New King James Version (NKJV), New International Version (NIV), and English Standard Version (ESV).
Expanded the main eStore from seven to ten digital Bible editions, placing NKJV, NIV, and ESV immediately below the first product row in that order.
Introduced promotional BEST VALUE! presentation for the three new eBibles: each displays $1.99 with the regular $9.99 price struck through.
Expanded the new product descriptions to identify the complete Old and New Testaments and highlight over a dozen Maps of the Holy Land.
Updated the Copyright Notice and Editorial Standards to include NKJV, NIV, and ESV with their Living Word Bibles cover artwork and direct product links.
Updated the Copyright Notice and Editorial Standards revision dates to 9 September 2026; the updates were reviewed and approved by legal counsel.
The Ethiopian Bible promotional presentation now shows the EPUB eBook at $9.99 with $19.99 struck through and the PDF at $0.99 with $1.99 struck through.
Expanded Print Bibles with the CSB Deluxe Gift Bible and NLT Large Print Premium Thinline Bible.
The initial Christian Books collection includes nine selected titles covering discipleship, Bible study, spiritual growth, Christian biography, Christian living, and Christian fiction.
Refined both Print Bibles and Christian Books with consistent Amazon product presentations including product imagery, full titles, descriptions, displayed Amazon prices, direct product links, and Amazon Associates disclosures.
Refreshed Amazon pricing on 9 September 2026, including same-day corrections to selected Print Bibles and Christian Books listings; Amazon prices and availability remain subject to change.
v2.6.4 Alpha
Expanded the Privacy Policy with updated U.S., EU/EEA, and United Kingdom privacy disclosures, including broader state-by-state U.S. privacy-law coverage and additional consumer-health-data disclosures.
Added direct Cookie Settings access from the Privacy Policy so visitors can reopen and change their worldwide privacy choices.
Added clear ✓ Reviewed status indicators for both required legal documents during account registration.
Added worldwide Privacy & Cookie Choices controls with Accept All, Reject Optional, and configurable Analytics / Advertising & Marketing preferences.
Changed optional analytics and advertising behavior so those technologies remain disabled until the visitor affirmatively enables them, while necessary browser storage continues to support core website, account, security, and privacy-choice functions.
Expanded privacy-respecting website analytics to improve understanding of site usage while honoring visitor consent choices.
Added EU/EEA Right of Withdrawal consent gates to applicable paid digital purchase paths and added a branded digital-purchase consent confirmation for qualifying EU/EEA customers.
Repaired Bible Study YouTube/video behavior for iOS and mobile visitors.
Uploaded updated production EPUB editions for the KJV Special Edition, Douay-Rheims Bible, American Standard Version (ASV), World English Bible (WEB), and Young’s Literal Translation (YLT).
Refreshed the corresponding digital Bible product files used across the Living Word Bibles eStore, customer library, downloads, and supported online reading experiences.
Updated the Living Word Bibles homepage to reflect the addition of maps to Living Word Bibles Bible editions.
Updated the eStore presentation to highlight maps as part of the Bible product experience.
Updated the KJV Special Edition product page to reflect the addition of maps.
Updated the Douay-Rheims Bible product page to reflect the addition of maps.
Expanded the Social Media Instagram gallery with five new Living Word Bibles posts while preserving all previously curated posts beneath the new entries.
Preserved Instagram’s official embed presentation and direct “Open on Instagram” fallback behavior for the expanded gallery.
Expanded visitor-facing outreach around Scripture, Bible history, Biblical geography, Catholic Bible resources, and the Living Word Bibles iOS app while remaining on v2.6.3 Alpha.
v2.6.2 Alpha
Refined the Living Word Bibles header and footer branding for a cleaner presentation across desktop and mobile.
Added this Public Change Log and the release marker shown throughout the site footer.
Improved public release identification while preserving a simple, visitor-focused presentation.
Added a professionally formatted EPUB 3 edition of The Complete Apocrypha of the Ethiopian Bible with reflowable text, an embedded Living Word Bibles cover, and hyperlinked book/chapter navigation.
Updated the Ethiopian Bible product page to present the new EPUB eBook edition on the left and the existing PDF edition on the right as two separate digital products.
Preserved the purchase-card presentation for both editions so each product continues to display its own product image.
Expanded the Ethiopian Bible “What’s Included” information to explain the collection and the difference between the EPUB and PDF reading experiences.
Added the new The Complete Apocrypha of the Ethiopian Bible promotional post as the first featured Instagram item on the Social Media page, linking to the official Instagram post while preserving the existing gallery.
Made minor legal-language clarifications to the arbitration policy, mandatory consumer rights, indemnification, and warranty provisions in the Terms of Service.
Added the Indiana Secretary of State Trademark Registration paperwork to the Copyright Notice to document the Living Word Bibles trademark registration.
Updated the Privacy Policy “Changes to this Policy” section to clarify how policy revisions are communicated and reflected.
v2.6.1 Alpha
Introduced the Valois Lumière online reading experience for eligible digital Bible editions.
Expanded account-library reading options for supported eBibles and the Ethiopian Bible PDF.
Improved reader navigation, display preferences, reading continuity, and access to eligible editions available through the eStore.
Rebuilt the canonical public site-map inventory to reflect Living Word Bibles readers, histories, study resources, legal pages, products, and public information pages.
v2.4.1 Alpha
Refined homepage resource presentation, trusted-seller links, free eBible cards, and public reading calls to action.
v2.4.0 Alpha
Refined the shared header and footer, homepage presentation, mobile navigation, and featured Bible resources.
Expanded Scripture verse studies and introduced Common Prayers resources.
v2.2.0 Alpha
Expanded the Books of the Bible historical collection and strengthened History navigation across the 66-book Protestant canon.
v2.1.0 Alpha
Improved digital Bible purchase and download flows.
Expanded Editorial Standards and public presentation of Living Word Bibles publishing practices.
v2.0.x Alpha
Expanded Living Word Bibles accounts, digital libraries, ordering support, subscriber communications, and account-based access to eligible digital editions.
Improved free digital Bible access and customer purchase reconciliation.
v1.1.0 Alpha
On 05 June 2026, Living Word Bibles began its migration from Squarespace to the current independent Living Word Bibles website.
v1.1.0 Alpha was released publicly on 06 June 2026.
Public Milestone — Living Word Bibles Bible Database & Online Collection
Living Word Bibles began operating its Bible Database and online Scripture collection on the Living Word Bibles domain. These Scripture resources are presented through:
