[4] The magazine was inserted free of charge in The Herald newspaper and was also available by subscription in print or online and in schools, museums, libraries, book festivals and bookshops across Scotland.

"[1] The magazine was established to provide a smaller-scale Scottish equivalent of the London Review of Books,[7] on which it was closely modelled in name and appearance.

The Glasgow design consultancy Freight carried out a major redesign of the Scottish Review of Books in 2010.

[12] When Creative Scotland withdrew funding from the Scottish Review of Books in 2019, leading to its closure, James Robertson told The Times he was "baffled" by the "highly regrettable" decision, adding, "So what has changed in the 15 years since SRB was established with what was then Scottish Arts Council support?

SRB's longevity is a major reason why it should not be killed off, especially as in the intervening years the space for serious literary reviewing in other places has drastically diminished.