In a little over a week, on November 7, self-publishing platform Blurb will go live with a programmatic answer to one of their most persistent customer requests: Recommendations for freelance publishing professionals. Known as the Dream Team, to be featured under a “Hire an expert” navigational tab on their site, Blurb will start with a recommended set of 50 independent publishing professionals to help creators complete, polish and publish their books. The first phase focuses on the creation process: developmental editors, copy editors, illustrators, proofreaders, and designers. A second phase, still in development, will incorporate the business process: publicists, marketers, […]