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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · 5d
What's on our latest eBook sale?

THESE BEAUTIES

Get the below books, for just £1.99 each on our website for the next TWO WEEKS

See it, Buy it, Sorted x
#BookSky
'Selected eBooks £1.99 on our website' showing four book covers. - The McQueen Legacy, by Stewart McDowall - The Disappeared, by Amy Lord - Not Quite Out, by Louise Willingham - Black Widow, by Nicky Shearsby
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · 22d
G'bye, babe, great seeing you. Will pop over soon love you
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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · 24d
THROUGH BROKEN GLASS - Jack's life is destroyed and his declining health spirals to the point of obsession. He becomes a killer in pursuit of acceptance, blaming society for his actions.

OUT NOW - order (and read the first chapter FREE) here

srlpublishing.co.uk/product/thro...
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James A Lyons @jalwrites.bsky.social · 24d
Half the World Away -11/11/2025

HEARTSTOPPER x BOY LIKE ME

My brand new young adult novel is available to pre-order now from all your favourite places.

🛒 - www.linktree.com/jamesalyons
A pitch card on a pink to blue gradient background. It features the front cover for Half the World Away, with the character of Alex leaning against the book, and the character of Theo sat on the floor. behind them are faint outlines of envelopes. Towards the bottom is a world map, with the following text over the top: When Theo moves into a state school during the era of Section 28, he’s persuaded to join a national pen pal project. His letter lands on the desk of private school boarder Alex. Despite their differences, the two begin to confide, sharing struggles with grief, loneliness, and the pressures of a society demanding conformity. With Alex set to move to France, Theo must express his true feelings before they miss their one chance to meet.
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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 24d
“No part of this book shall be used in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence (AI) systems or technologies.” – a small statement in our copyright page of our books, completely ignored by LibGen and Meta.

@srlpublishing.bsky.social 💜
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 24d
Round of applause to @srlpublishing.bsky.social for this: a web page listing each of their books stolen by Meta. More active shaming of techbro thieves from publishers, please!

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Stolen by Meta - SRL Publishing
“No part of this book shall be used in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence (AI) systems or technologies.” – a small statement in our copyright page of our books, completely ...
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James A Lyons @jalwrites.bsky.social · 29d
Find out more about my new novel Half the World Away, and why I wrote it, here:

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HALF THE WORLD AWAY - 11/11/2025
My new young adult novel is available to pre-order now!
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · 29d
If you're celebrating the loss of someone's life because you happen to disagree with them, you've got serious issues you need to work through
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Sep 8
Thought I'd love this - NBC being my absolute favourite film ever. I'm against any sequel, but this is a remix of the original.

With it being licensed by Disney, you'd think the standard would be high, but just reads as boring fanfic where the author doesnt know the characters
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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · Sep 2
Happy publication day to Nicky Shearsby!

Today sees the release of Nicky's third Flanigan Files novel, THROUGH BROKEN GLASS, highlighting the human mind and distortions of unresolved trauma.

Hardback and eBook available to order everywhere, including our website
#BookSky
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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · Sep 2
This post is much less cryptic; want to know the opening line of Great Romances of the 20th Century?

Course you do:

God life is pointless.

Interesting opening line for a romcom I'm sure you'll agree?

How about an anti-romcom?

What does that even mean!?

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Great Romances of the 20th Century – Robert Welbourn - SRL Publishing
We're all looking for The One. We all want to meet that one special person, fall in love, and live happily ever after, just like the movies. But what if it isn't?
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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · Aug 28
Does anyone know?

Great Romances available now!

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"Is there a term for when you're a man who likes women, but those women are all fictional characters in romcoms?" GREAT ROMANCES OF THE 20TH CENTURY Available now ROBERT WELBOURN SRL Publishing Ltd
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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · Aug 22
We've got a sale on! Order today and we'll post today. Get these and more, up to 60% off!

AND we'll still pay author royalties at RRP, NOT our sale price

srlpublishing.co.uk/product-cate...
#BookSky
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Aug 20
In all my years of slurping the Good Stuff, I never knew the square lid was a fake.

Quite frankly, I'm disappointed, lads.
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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · Aug 13
It's International Lefthanders Day so legally you have to buy one of my books:

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Robert Welbourn - SRL Publishing
Robert Welbourn has published novels to overwhelmingly positive reviews. With a BA and MA in Literature, Robert’s writing tries to find out how to survive in a world that feels like it doesn’t care. H...
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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · Aug 13
Finish your book then buy a new one

Where? Right here, of course 👀👇

srlpublishing.co.uk/books
#Booksky
Text: "I don't know who needs to hear this but finish your book"
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Aug 13
BBC should have a weekend showing the opening/closing ceremonies of London 2012 cause we all need that era back of happiness, laughter, and positivity
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Aug 13
That major panic when listening to a podcast I was on while texting and hearing, "It's a tough thing, isn't it, Stuart?" so I end up chatting away as if I'm on a phone call 😂🤦‍♂️
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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · Aug 12
We're off to our local, friendly Post Office SOON...

Get your last-minute orders in and we'll ship today 👀 We even have some on sale...

srlpublishing.co.uk/product-cate...
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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · Aug 7
Trans men are men.

Trans women are women.

Trans rights are human rights.

The Polari Prize is a disgrace and authors should pull their books from it.

Ironic that the transphobe's book is called what it's called when they clearly haven't touched grass in a long, long time.
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Aug 8
20% seems incredibly... low?

Either way, AI for use in the creative industry is trash
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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · Aug 7
Iiiinteresting. Bloomsbury publishing wants to push for licensing agreements with generative AI companies to use published works for training AI. They are offering their authors opt-IN, as well as 20% of their current royalties. (I still wouldn’t be able to buy a copy of my own book.) #academicsky
Kayko Driedger Hesslein, Recent years have seen the exponential growth of emerging technologies, most notably in the area of artificial intelligence, including the development of generative Al technologies. These emerging generative Al technologies, which rely for their development on access to high-quality data, have given rise to significant content licensing opportunities. As a publisher of prestigious original works in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, we are being approached by companies involved in the development and provision of generative Al technologies wishing to license our content. After careful consideration, our conclusion is that there are compelling reasons to engage with such Al-related licensing opportunities (Licensing Opportunities) for the reasons we explain below. As a valued partner, we wish to offer you the chance to opt-in to these Licensing Opportunities. How to Opt-In This communication will be followed within the next two weeks by a formal opt-in addendum your existing author agreement (Opt-In Addendum), which will allow for your electronic signature. The email will come from Bloomsbury via RightSignature. Please check your junk folder to ensure you do not miss this. Should you wish for your work to be considered for inclusion in these Licensing Opportunities, please sign the Opt-In Addendum as soon as possible, and no later than 30 days after receipt. We will also follow up with you to ensure you have received our communication, response is important in ensuring your work is considered tor inciusion in Licensing Given the complexity and scale of our backlist, we are working our way through it in stages to identify works that are appropriate for such Licensing Opportunities, and your timely response is important in ensuring your work is considered for inclusion in Licensing Opportunities as and when they arise. If you have published more than one work with us, you may receive more than one Opt-In Addendum. Why Licensing Matters A strong and vibrant licensing ecosystem strengthens the opportunities and mitigates some of the risks of generative Al technologies by upholding copyright, fostering innovation, supporting the accuracy and integrity of academic research and providing additional income for rights holders. Alongside our intention that rights holders should help shape and benefit from this nascent licensing environment, we are working closely with publishing industry associations in advocating that governments should uphold existing copyright protections. A viable licensing ecosystem not only helps to counteract the unauthorised use of copyright-protected works in generative Al technologies but supports the case that the current copyright regime does not need to change. We also believe that licensing in this area is essential to the ethical development of the world's future knowledge ecology. To the extent future audiences are reliant on generative Al technologies for education, research and information discovery, it is important for society that the content which such technologies reference and learn from is diverse, accurate, and of high-quality. Our engagement in this space also affords us the opportunity to ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented in respect of the use of our and our authors' content. We take seriously our responsibility to serve the interests of our authors and the academic and research communities as a whole in line with our mission and values, and the following principles will inform our approach to any Licensing Opportunities, dependi… that the content which such technologies reference and learn from is diverse, accurate, and of high-quality. Our engagement in this space also affords us the opportunity to ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented in respect of the use of our and our authors' content. We take seriously our responsibility to serve the interests of our authors and the academic and research communities as a whole in line with our mission and values, and the following principles will inform our approach to any Licensing Opportunities, depending on the specific 1. Fair remuneration to rights holders; 2. Securing licensed content and restricting text reproduction in outputs to specified amounts (e.g. number of characters or words); 3. Controlling the creation and distribution of new (derivative) works that would compete with the original work: 4. Respecting moral rights (attribution) as applicable under relevant laws. Payment For each work included in a licensing arrangement, you will receive a royalty payment of 20% of net receipts attributable to that work. This payment will be made in accordance with Bloomsbury's usual royalty accounting process and, if you are a co-author, in line with your contractual share under the relevant author agreement relating to the work. Further Information Please do visit Further Information for Authors which also sets out who to contact if you have questions. We will be updating these pages on an ongoing basis. We thank you in advance for your consideration and timely response. Bloomsbury ASP Licensing Team
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Aug 5
Here's a snippet of useless info..

Apart from my name,SRL actually stands for Sustainably Responsible Literature. And the colours? Not only my 2 favourite, but a nod to the writing process; blue the writing and red the editing

How about that, fuckers.
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Aug 3
This is why we're fighting a loosing battle trying to bring in new authors and talent yet 'celebrities' and 'influencers' get all the shelf space just because of their name
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Aug 1
This is wild.

www.thebookseller.com/news/unbound...
Unbound successor Boundless 'goes into administration' after months of financial uncertainty
Boundless – the publishing company formed after its predecessor Unbound went into administration in March this year – along with its imprint Neem Tree Press have entered administration and ceased trad...
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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · Jul 31
I am so excited for this one.

My debut horror novel!

I grew up reading Stephen King and have always wanted to write a full length horror story.

I can't wait until it's out in the world, I think people are going to love it!

The Ones We Fear

Coming April 2026 from @srlpublishing.bsky.social.
A white image with the text: Robert Welbourn The Ones We Fear Cover to be revealed SRL Publishing
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sdebar.bsky.social @sdebar.bsky.social · Jul 28
There must be a way of designing ONE spreadsheet to include every single author to populate royalty reports as doing 30+ manually is such a chore 😅