Assange memoirs in doubt

SYDNEY (AAP) - July 09 - A much-anticipated book written by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and already about three months overdue may not go on sale, with reports that the Australian is unhappy with the production process.
WikiLeaks Versus the World: My Story, was due to hit shelves on April 7 as part of Assange's lucrative deal with UK publishers Canongate and US firm Alfred A Knopf.
However the title has not appeared, and this week British newspaper The Guardian reported that the deal has fallen through.
Assange is thought to have told publishers that the book, ghostwritten by the novelist Andrew O'Hagan, could give ammunition to US prosecutors, who he fears may seek his extradition on terrorist charges relating to WikiLeaks disclosures, The Guardian reported.
The news comes just days before Assange's High Court appeal of legal orders that he be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations.
The publishing deals, worth a combined estimate of more than STG800,000 ($A1.19 million), were rumoured to have been crucial to fund the 40-year-old's legal costs.
A spokeswoman for Canongate told The Guardian the Assange contract is "still very much alive, with over 35 publishers around the world committed to publishing this book".
Assange's reluctance towards the publication of his memoirs has been ongoing.
"I don't want to write this book but I have to," he said at Christmas.