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Ben_ (X)
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United Kingdom
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Never translated a book... Jul 24, 2014

Though surely after spending so much time translating a book you'd know the story/content like the back of your hand anyway?

 
Yulia Tsybysheva BA MSc MCIL
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Got one free copy Jul 24, 2014

I'd love to get a few more, though. Since it was the first book I've translated my father ordered a copy online, which I though was very sweet.

 
DianeGM
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Not yet ... Jul 24, 2014

I answered NO.
Until now I have always been given a copy. If I wasn't given a copy I guess I might.


 
Thayenga
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Germany
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Complementary copies Jul 24, 2014

Christine Gardner wrote:

Whether it's a non-fiction book or articles for a magazine, I always receive a copy and my name is included in the credits.


Complementary copies of the books I've translated are part of the contract.

[Edited at 2014-07-24 12:10 GMT]


 
Jack Doughty
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In memoriam
To Ben Harrison Jul 24, 2014

"Surely after spending so much time translating a book you'd know the story/content like the back of your hand anyway?"

You would think so, wouldn't you? But I received a copy of a novel I had translated, which I have read three or four times, and every time I have found one or two minor typos which somehow got missed in all the previous proofreadings.


 
Nigel Greenwood (X)
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Spain
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Free sample always Jul 24, 2014

Gudrun Wolfrath wrote:

Usually you get at least one sample (if not 5) for free.

Gudrun


I regularly translate an Art magazine, and occasionally some books. I always request a free sample of anything I translate and is published.

Have a great day all of you,

Nigel


 
Rudolf Frans Maulany
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Netherlands
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English to Indonesian
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free copy and buy discounted on purchase Jul 24, 2014

My experience as a translator of about 16 medical books and textbooks we usually got a free copy and special discount on extra purchases. I usually bought my translated book copies to be donated to the medical schools library.

[Edited at 2014-07-24 14:40 GMT]
I feel glad to see my translated books with name of the translator sold in the bookstores and to see it used in the library.

[Edited at 2014-07-24 15:07 GMT]


 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
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Norway
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I've translated a couple of books through an agency Jul 24, 2014

And had to contact the publisher to get a copy (+ and pay postage). I wouldn't have if I didn't need it for a membership requirement.

 
Ikram Mahyuddin
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Indonesia
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No Jul 24, 2014

Like what some of you experienced, the publishers usually give me one or two copies of the books I've translated.

 
neilmac
neilmac
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No Jul 24, 2014

The author one I did a couple of years ago sent me the Spanish version and said he'd send me a copy of the English translation when it came out, but he hasn't done so... yet. The publishers may have eventually decided not to issue the translated version, I don't know.

I also once translated a book about landscape art for a regional authority in Spain. The author sent me a Spanish copy, but again the translated version never emerged. My mother and cousin, who are more artistically mi
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The author one I did a couple of years ago sent me the Spanish version and said he'd send me a copy of the English translation when it came out, but he hasn't done so... yet. The publishers may have eventually decided not to issue the translated version, I don't know.

I also once translated a book about landscape art for a regional authority in Spain. The author sent me a Spanish copy, but again the translated version never emerged. My mother and cousin, who are more artistically minded than I am, both collaborated in the translation and were quite disappointed, although they appreciated the illustrations.
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Mario Chavez (X)
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How about this? Jul 24, 2014

I bought at least 3 books I'd like to translate myself.

One is The World According to Mr. Rogers. Despite repeated contacts to the publisher and other parties since 2004, there is no Spanish translation of this marvelous book.

Another one, The cult of the amateur, by Andrew Keen, is a powerful book about the destructive effect of amateur-generated content. I contacted the author, who was agreeable but expected me to do the whole book marketing strategy for him.
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I bought at least 3 books I'd like to translate myself.

One is The World According to Mr. Rogers. Despite repeated contacts to the publisher and other parties since 2004, there is no Spanish translation of this marvelous book.

Another one, The cult of the amateur, by Andrew Keen, is a powerful book about the destructive effect of amateur-generated content. I contacted the author, who was agreeable but expected me to do the whole book marketing strategy for him.

Lastly, Iconoclast, an excellent and scientifically sound book by Dr. Gregory Berns about how iconoclasts (those of us who think differently) fare in this world. Dr. Berns hasn't answered my query.

I'm seriously tempted to write unauthorized translations of one of these books. I see a market opportunity, even though book editors don't.
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Wilsonn Perez Reyes
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El Salvador
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I won't have to... Jul 24, 2014

Since I don't think I will get a book to be translated anytime soon, I'm translating one (English into Spanish) on my own. I will first publish it electronically (epub or mobi) and possibly later on paper.

By the way, it's one of those books whose copyright has expired. It was published more than 100 years ago.

[Edited at 2014-07-24 20:38 GMT]


 
Nele Van den Broeck
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Belgium
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French to Dutch
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Haven't translated a book yet, but I did translate a rather large magazine article Jul 15, 2015

I haven't translated a book yet (although I would absolutely love to do so one day), but three years ago (I'm still a very new translator), when I was still a student, I translated a rather large (5 pages) magazine article for a popular Belgian magazine. I was so immensely proud when it was published (and when my name appeared on the last page of the magazine) that I immediately bought 2 magazines: one that I would keep just to watch it sometimes, and one spare in case one day something would ge... See more
I haven't translated a book yet (although I would absolutely love to do so one day), but three years ago (I'm still a very new translator), when I was still a student, I translated a rather large (5 pages) magazine article for a popular Belgian magazine. I was so immensely proud when it was published (and when my name appeared on the last page of the magazine) that I immediately bought 2 magazines: one that I would keep just to watch it sometimes, and one spare in case one day something would get spilled over my work...

I'm still proud of it and still have both (nothing got spilled on the first one during those three years, knock on wood).

If I would translate a book one day, I probably would buy a copy of it myself as well if my client didn't offer it to me already...
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