Chicks On Lit discussion

There are so many editions of books, how do you choose? I personally like to choose the edition of the book, especially when it comes to the classics because I like to read the introduction and learn more about the book I'm reading. I sometimes choose certain editions because the book has a better cover. Does anyone else do this or do you just choose randomly.

For classics, I love, love, love Norton Critical Editions. They are so rife with information. If I can't get one of those I'll usually go for Penguin Classics because they usually have decent background information and bibliographies, plus they tend to be on the cheaper side and have artsy covers.

Thanks, I will try thehology Norton Critical editions. I have two Norton Anthologies and love them.