MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Difference between the dozens of versions of Public Domain books?

angelbleu · 02-18-2010, 04:11 AM

I've been trying to pick up a few classic works such as "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo and "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy.

Imagine my surprise to discover that Amazon apparently has dozens of versions of the same book!

For example, when I search for "war and peace tolstoy", I get 3 pages of results, including:

1. http://www.amazon.com/War-and-Peace-...6484216&sr=1-2

2. http://www.amazon.com/War-and-Peace-...6484216&sr=1-3

3. http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Vantage-...6484216&sr=1-5

Does anyone know what difference each of these versions have?

02-18-2010, 04:11 AM	#1
angelbleu Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Korea (South) Device: Blackberry Bold	Difference between the dozens of versions of Public Domain books? I've been trying to pick up a few classic works such as "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo and "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy. Imagine my surprise to discover that Amazon apparently has dozens of versions of the same book! For example, when I search for "war and peace tolstoy", I get 3 pages of results, including: 1. http://www.amazon.com/War-and-Peace-...6484216&sr=1-2 2. http://www.amazon.com/War-and-Peace-...6484216&sr=1-3 3. http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Vantage-...6484216&sr=1-5 Does anyone know what difference each of these versions have?