Good question! I selected the edition with the smallest Goodreads ID¹ that has the publication date and cover photo available. If all editions don't have publication date nor cover photo, then we get the one with the smallest ID.
And you're right, in a few cases, this resulted in getting less widely read editions for some books.
1: Assuming smaller ID means earlier addition to Goodreads' database.
And you're right, in a few cases, this resulted in getting less widely read editions for some books.
1: Assuming smaller ID means earlier addition to Goodreads' database.