What's the best version/edition of the Hitchhiker's

>>8527167
the original radio series

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>>8527167

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1g84m0sXpnNCv84GpN2PLZG/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-game-30th-anniversary-edition

>>8527264
Is that the same book as the black leather bound one, but with a different cover? Because I saw the black one at a used bookstore.

the one with all the words spelled correctly and in the right order

>>8527343
It's the one that has all 5 books.

>>8527515
I assumed as much. It has the same title (The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide) as a black, leather bound book, with gold leaf pages. I'm wondering if the books themselves contain the same content. The black one is all five books, plus a short Zaphod story. If they're the same, I can pick up the black one at a used bookstore for relatively cheap. At least, a bit cheaper than the one you recommended.

I've tried looking up the differences between editions online, but can't find an answer.

>>8527545
No difference. As long as they have Young Zaphod in them, you're good.

>>8527264
I have this and I really wish I'd gotten the hardback.

Mine had some kind of misprint or something because close to the beginning there were like 5 chapters missing and replaced with earlier chapters.

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>>8527585
Did you get the pic related paperback? Because I don't know if large volume paperbacks are inherently flimsy, or maybe I put it through an unusual amount of abuse, but my copy of it fell apart from just taking it in my backpack while in college. A good third of the book came unbound somewhere in the middle; the pages in the section were still bound together, but the entire chunk got detached from the spine.

>>8529063
well i just bought this version.
i guess i will just have to be careful when reading it.

>>8529063
Yes that's the one I have. Honestly I haven't even gotten very far in it so I haven't had the chance to test its durability.

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The bible looking one.

>>8527167
Audiobook read by the author.

He knows the timing on his jokes.

>>8531793
That's the one I meant here: >>8527545 and the one I ended up picking up. Easton Press has a very similar-looking one with what I think is a slightly better cover, but it's also almost $300, versus the $15 I paid for the one you posted.

>>8531929
Too bad 99.9% of the audio-books are narrated by Stephen Fry.

>>8532945
Fuck. Why would they do that?

Looks like the read by the author ones are still up on TBP at least.

>>8533127
No idea. Honestly, I never thought to even listen to/look for the audio-book narrated by Douglas Adams himself until you mentioned it. Yet again, I generally am more of actual reading v. audio-book kind of person unless it is a lecture style book.