Opinion It's The End of An Era For Cairngorm Bothies - And The Start of a New One
Over several decades a dedicated band of hill-goers has been gradually restoring the network of huts in Scotland's most Arctic mountain range. The major work may now be over, but that's far from the end of the bothy story in the Cairngorms, say...
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In case people don't know, Geoff is MO of Dibidil Bothy, and 10% of the proceeds from his book go to the MBA.
I know what you mean about publicising them, and I was a bit surprised when the book came out, and definitely concerned about its impact. However, given the basic info is now on the MBA website, amongst others, its out there already. When I actually saw the book, I was impressed, and I think it will go some way towards educating people about respect of bothies and what the true ethos should be, as that is all clearly within the text. The worst case scenario would be if folk were buying the book to find "free holiday accommodation" or whatever, but I don't really think its going to be seen by that market.
Doesn't mean I'm not still quite concerned about publicity, but if there is going to be such publicity, at least the book is well done. I do see you point of view though, and know how much folk like yourself have done, with less thanks than you deserve, to maintain the unique places we love.
I doubt Mr Allan is making much more than a similar percentage. A friend of mine wrote a good selling book in a similar outdoor market, retailing at a similar price. He makes a couple of quid per copy if sold direct by the publisher, and 37p if sold through Amazon.