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Meet Barry Morgenstein, Author of Rock & Soul

Barry Morgenstein is a renowned portrait photographer with decades of experience capturing the essence of music icons from Elton John to Michael Jackson.
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Distributing Your Book to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and More: How Publishers Sell Books

Part of the dream of becoming an author is imagining yourself walking into your local bookstore and seeing your work on their shelves. It might feel completely out of reach if you’re not working with a traditional publisher, but the good news is, it’s not!
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Meet Lauren Green, Ballast Books Vice President of Publishing

If you’re a Ballast or Blue Balloon Books author, chances are that you have crossed paths with Lauren Green.
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