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Question Driving Ambition Re-Print?

Hey everyone.
I was wondering if anyone could help me with some information regarding the Driving Ambition book.

Amazon.com is selling the book with a ordering time of 1-2 months...And Virginbooks.com apparently has it in stock.

Is the book being reprinted? If so, why is it still going for so much on eBay?

Anyone have any suggestions how to get one at the best possible price?
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Old 09-21-2003, 10:05 AM
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I just bought mine from exoticar.com yesterday . It has to be back ordered, so it will take about 30 days just for it to get to exoticar, and then about another week for them to mail it to me. The total price was $56.90. The ones your looking at on eBay might be a different edition that costs more than a regular one.
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Old 09-21-2003, 10:48 AM
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i thought the one on exoticar was gone? damn, i was gonna get that . Yes it believe it has been reprinted and the ones on ebay i believe are the originals, i have 2, both originals and i may get a reprint cause my 1st one is in pretty bad shape from scanning it and stuff, and so i may get a cheaper one. i suggest that if u want one, get it now, the price is always going up
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few months ago on amazon, saw it on ther 4 25£
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Old 09-21-2003, 12:25 PM
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i correct myself, i just checked on amazon and this is wat i found:

Buy new: £175.00
Buy used: £249.00

don't quite no how it works out the used one is more expensive?!
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Is exoticar.com if i'm buying from Australia?
The US amazon.com site has it new for $65... has anyone bought from them?
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Old 09-21-2003, 12:38 PM
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is exoticar -good-? was what i meant to say
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I had an email from virgin books which confirmed that Driving Ambition is being "reissued". They were expecting new stock on 22nd September.
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Re: Driving Ambition Re-Print?

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i correct myself, i just checked on amazon and this is wat i found:

Buy new: £175.00
Buy used: £249.00

don't quite no how it works out the used one is more expensive?!
dunno where u got that:

List Price: $65.95
Price: $65.95 & This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. See details.
Availability: This title usually ships within 1 to 2 months. Please note that special order titles occasionally go out of print, or publishers run out of stock. These hard-to-find titles are not discounted and are subject to an additional charge of $1.99 per book due to the extra cost of ordering them. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title


Edition: Hardcover
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Re: Driving Ambition Re-Print?

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The US amazon.com site has it new for $65... has anyone bought from them?
I tried. I ordered back in January with a 1-2 week "estimated" delivery. It was extended multiple (and I mean MULTIPLE) times before they sent me an email saying they couldn't locate it (six months after the original order).

The used copy I later found through Amazon was not in the described condition, so I now use it for my daily, thumb through copy. I did eventually get a pristine new copy off of eBay.

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Re: Re: Driving Ambition Re-Print?

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dunno where u got that:
got it from amazon.co.uk (considering im from the uk!)

5. Driving Ambition : The Official Inside Story of the McLaren F1
~Doug Nye, et al
Virgin Books
Hardcover - 4 November, 1999
Avg. Customer Review:
Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 working days
Buy new: £100.00
Buy used: £249.00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...232700-4286803


thats where i got it from, check it out urself.
i've looked at the amazon.com site and found it for $66, but it takes months to reach you where as the .co.uk take 1 to 2 days
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you should buy it on the us site and ship it to england, it would still be cheaper
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yeh it wuld b, not that i have the money for it at the moment, i'm skint!
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If Virgin keep to their word and reissue Driving Ambition, then hopefully amazon uk will have new copies available at reasonable prices very soon.
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Anyone have an update on this? Is there an new ISBN for the reprint? I would like one more copy, and I'm certain there are others that would buy in as well. I don't really feel like paying Ebay prices and I could care less if I get a "first print" copy or not.

Thanks in advance!

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