Publish Your Book with Confidence

From manuscript to market, our publishing experts handle every step, ensuring your book reaches the right audience with the highest professional standards.

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iSBN, Copyright, & Legal services

We take care of ISBN registration, intellectual property rights, and necessary legal steps to protect your book and ensure its professional legitimacy.

Print & E-Book Distribution

Your book will be available in print, e-book, and audiobook formats across platforms like Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, IngramSpark, and independent bookstores.

bulk Printing & custom editions

Need physical copies for events, speaking engagements, or direct sales? We offer bulk printing services with premium quality options.

Publishing Process

Manuscript Strategy

We assess your book’s potential and determine the best publishing approach.

Production & Formatting

Our team polishes, designs, and formats your book for print and digital platforms.

Distribution & Launch

We get your book into major retailers and prepare a marketing plan.

Post-Publication Support

We can continue promotional strategies to sustain book sales and reader engagement while paying royalties quarterly.

More Than a Publisher, a Brand Builder

Ballast Books is disrupting the publishing industry.

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Traditional, Self-, and Hybrid Publishing

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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.

Disrupting the Publishing Industry.

For generations, publishing books was something done by “other people.” High-level deals done by high-powered agents for high-selling authors at high-powered New York publishing houses. Impossible for the little guy to get his or her book out. At least, that was the perception.