Balboa Press Author’s Latest Children’s Title Acquired by Bellissima Publishing, LLC
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (PRWEB) February 14, 2014 -- Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc., a leading provider in publishing products that specialize in self-help and the mind, body and spirit genres, announced that Balboa Press author and illustrator Rich Okun’s latest children’s book, “Earth, Wind, Fire and Maya,” has been acquired by Bellissima Publishing, LLC.
The title is the follow-up to “The Sun, the Moon, the Stars and Maya,” which Okun self-published through Balboa Press in June 2013. Okun said plans are in place to publish several more Maya books in the coming year, as well as an iPhone/iPad app called “Maya’s Daily Meds,” which is tentatively due out in March.
“I am so excited to be able to continue my work with Bellissima Publishing,” said Okun. “The reason I decided to self-publish was to ‘get out there’ and be seen, and thanks to the good people at Balboa Press, that’s exactly what happened. I am very grateful to have been found. It is only the beginning.”
Bellissima’s acquisition of Okun’s series represents the latest acquisition of a Balboa Press title by a traditional publisher. Since Balboa’s launch in 2010, several authors have made the leap from self-published to traditionally published, including Fabienne Frederickson, whose title “Embrace Your Magnificence” was acquired by Hay House in late 2013.
“We congratulate Rich on the acquisition of his original work by Bellissima Publishing,” said Keith Ogorek, Author Solutions’ senior vice president of marketing, “We’re pleased that Balboa Press has served in helping Rich reach his goal of having his work traditionally published.”
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Balboa Press is a division of Hay House, Inc., a leading provider in publishing products that specialize in self-help and the mind, body and spirit genres. Through an alliance with leading supported self-publishing services provider Author Solutions, LLC, authors benefit from the leadership of Hay House Publishing and the speed-to-market advantages of the self-publishing model. To start publishing your book with Balboa Press, call 877-407-4847 today or visit balboapress.com. For the latest news, follow @balboapress on Twitter and “Like” us at facebook.com/BalboaPress
Kevin A. Gray, Balboa Press, http://www.authorsolutions.com, +1 812-320-4767, [email protected]
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