Translations for Self Published Authors

Episode 156 / Do you want to get your book into other languages? This week Sara and Jami dive into the various options available to indie authors for translations, including licensing your rights to a publisher and doing it yourself (project-managing the translation of your books).

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Show notes:

• How to vet translation inquiries
• Don’t be afraid to negotiate
• How to find a translator if you want to do it yourself
• German site to promote books: buchdeals.de
• Research covers in other languages 
• Sara’s tips: 

-Commit to at least three books

-Use batching in the translation process

-Create a metadata sheet in each language for your books that includes blurb, tagline, series name, subtitles, author bio, etc. 

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https://wishidknownforwriters.com/100-translations-tanya-anne-crosby-on-lessons-learned/

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