Let Them Stare

[PistonBroker]

Yes, second book sounds great too.

As long as I get to read the first one as well! ;-)

[Lowtimer]

Bizzarini said:

I know I am gonna have to pay more for a low print run but happy to do so if there is a good chance of them not hanging about

Quite keen to get a second book on the go maybe for Christmas 2017...just been going through boxes of 1980>1990 photos. There is enough to give it a go.

I'd be in for one of those. I suggest you start collecting email addresses via your website for 1980-90 and for a potential second run of the one you've already done.

[RikJonAtk]

Buying this book may be the worst thing I've ever done - now all I want to do is spend all my time and money racing cheap cars and buying exotica! Think I'll have to leave the women out though - swmbo wouldn't be impressed

Good book. Interesting life!

[Bungleaio]

I enjoyed reading this and I'd welcome a read of the next installment.

[lowdrag]

Bizzarini said:

I know I am gonna have to pay more for a low print run but happy to do so if there is a good chance of them not hanging about

Quite keen to get a second book on the go maybe for Christmas 2017...just been going through boxes of 1980>1990 photos. There is enough to give it a go.

I would think, Michael, that if you create an email group of all who have bought here (and mine was #701 bought only on the 24th December) and email them when a second edition is planned, you might well be surprised at the response and plan the run accordingly.. I can think of a couple of other sites where people would be interested too.

And as a purely personal comment, I'd have paid more for the book given the cause.

[Disco_Biscuit]

Dam only just found this thread, I'd love a copy if anymore come to print?

Shame on Piston Heads for not reviewing.

Maybe a want a copy list to gauge numbers.

1. Disco_Biscuit

[nsa]

lowdrag said:

I would think, Michael, that if you create an email group of all who have bought here (and mine was #701 bought only on the 24th December) and email them when a second edition is planned, you might well be surprised at the response and plan the run accordingly.. I can think of a couple of other sites where people would be interested too.

And as a purely personal comment, I'd have paid more for the book given the cause.

Good idea. A crowdfunding site would allow tiered pricing (giving) and pre-sales before paying for the print run.

[thegreenhell]

lowdrag said:

And as a purely personal comment, I'd have paid more for the book given the cause.

Likewise.

[thegreenhell]

Disco_Biscuit said:

Shame on Piston Heads for not reviewing.

Indeed, not even so much as a 'thread of the day' bump on the homepage.

[anonymous-user]

1. I'd have paid more for the cause.
2. I'll pre-order the next book.
3. Pistonheads missed a trick.

[72twink]

lowdrag said:

......... and mine was #701 bought only on the 24th December

701 was safely in Kent and read long before the 24th!

[MrMoonyMan]

Just went and collected mine.

Thank you very much for humouring me with my numeric request - most kind.

I look forward to having a good read now.

Cheers

[lowdrag]

72twink said:

701 was safely in Kent and read long before the 24th!

Obviously an error then, and I can understand since poor Michael must have been rushed off his feet. My confirmation says #701 but whatever the number being ordered on Xmas eve and being sent to deepest France it hasn't yet arrived. No worries though.

I forgot to say above how much I admire Michael for having 1,000 copies printed in the first place. For a personal history that is one hell of a lot of books to sell at not insubstantial personal cost, as is evidenced by the fact that Pistonheads bought about one third over the last few weeks but two thirds had taken six months. More power to his - and the hospice's - elbow I say.

[Willhire89]

lowdrag said:

Obviously an error then, and I can understand since poor Michael must have been rushed off his feet. My confirmation says #701

No error - order confirmation numbers are not the same as the actual book numbers....

[delta0]

I may have missed this but who is the person that signed it? It says Richard.

[Bizzarini]

I am taking in everything you are posting..thank you so much

My first book...a very steep learning curve over two years!

[danllama]

yonex said:

1. I'd have paid more for the cause.
2. I'll pre-order the next book.
3. Pistonheads missed a trick.

+1. Not cool, PH.

[Bizzarini]

I have learnt you cannot get a review unless you know Editors..21 copies went to magazines
Only 3 reviewed

Simon Arron of Motorsport
James Elliott of Classic & Sportscar
Mike Jiggle of Vintage Road & Racecar


They were so much help getting it out there

I went for a 1000 as it cost 'only' £700 more than 500..meant I could sell for £15
More than £15 ...I think I may have suffered.

I sent 8 to F1 motorsport figures that I have been involved with through charity events....only Christian Horner replied

[CharlesdeGaulle]

danllama said:

yonex said:

1. I'd have paid more for the cause.
2. I'll pre-order the next book.
3. Pistonheads missed a trick.

+1. Not cool, PH.

Whilst I agree, they will probably have to be careful not to be seen to endorse personal projects; once you do one you can't really not do all the others. Once you cross the line, there's no going back.

[72twink]

Between deciding I'd get a couple of copies (myself and brothers Christmas pressie) my mind had oddly decided it was £25/copy, when I finally pressed the button a couple of days later £15/copy was a surprise. Having read it now I'd still have been happy at £25!