Alex Salmond’s memoir publisher choice criticised
Hugh Andrew, managing director of Edinburgh-based Birlinn, the independent publisher, said that Mr Salmond had allowed himself to be “bought and sold for English gold” by choosing William Collins, an arm of Harper Collins, a subsidiary of Mr Murdoch’s News Corporation.
Mr Salmond’s “The Dream Shall Never Die: 100 Days That Changed Scotland”, his version of last year’s historic events, is due to be published on 19 March.
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Hide AdMr Andrew said that if Mr Salmond had chosen a Scottish publisher it could “have changed their lives”.
He described Mr Salmond as being financially “comfortable” and raised the question of the former First Minister seeking to maximise his income.
Mr Salmond was also accused of regarding Scottish publishers as not being good enough for him.