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| | Internet Freelancing, by Oleg Rudavin | "My book deals with freelancing as a method of conducting business. I made it as practical and useful for freelance translators as possible, trying to describe freelance translation as a comprehensive and systematized structure. For me, it was a pleasant surprise that even at the preparation stage, the future book became quite popular with illustrators, programmers and DTP people - specialists with freelance professions!"
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| | InDesign for translators, by Chris Phillips | | If you are a translator, agency or desktop publisher who has had to translate InDesign files in the past you have probably experienced one, if not all, of the problems I will help you prevent. | | Read more |
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| | Stories of God by Rainer Maria Rilke, by fourteen translators, with essays and the original work | From the book description:
Rilke wrote Stories of God in 1899 in the span of seven nights. He later wrote that the stories were a "youthful" attempt to bring God into "direct" and "daily" use. The edition on which these translations are based is the 1904 edition, in which Rilke had revised the stories variously and added the dedication which appears in the book.
Although at least two English translations of these stories — excepting A letter from lame Ewald — exist, the very differences between those two volumes helped inspire an idea to have a different translator work on each story as well as to provide an essay on how each approached the various translation problems contained therein.
The resulting work, we hope, will be of interest to students and practitioners of the art of translation, everyday students of German, as well as to devotees of Rilke and, of course, the spiritual themes at the heart of the work. | | Read more |
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| | Fidus interpres: a prática da tradução profissional, by Fabio Said | From the book description:
This Portuguese-language book is for those who want a more practical perspective of the translation industry. The book is about translation as a business branch, not about the "art of translation" or the (un)translatability of certain phrases, nor does it contain jokes about translation mistakes.
It is divided into three parts. Part 1 is an introduction to professional translation, with discussions about specialization, how to become a translator, professional associations, and requirements for sworn translators in Brazil.
The subject of Part 2 is the daily work of translators: translation techniques, translation tools, the challenges of terminology management, the danger of "translatorese", workflows for translation quality control, and a discussion of the European Standard for translation services.Part 3 focuses on the commercial, administrative and financial side of translators: legal and fiscal requirements to open a translation business, what to think about when developing price policies and choosing pricing methods, how to use the Web 2.0 and other on-line and off-line marketing tools to attract clients and socialize with fellow translators, and how to deal with bad payers. | | Read more |
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| | The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation, by Judy A. Jenner and Dagmar V. Jenner | From the book description:
A recent ProZ.com poll showed that more than 50% of translators have no or very few direct clients. Long-time translating twins Judy and Dagmar Jenner believe that any translator who would like to focus on working with direct clients can find them as long as she or he starts thinking as an entrepreneur. This book will teach you how to start your entrepreneurial linguist journey. Written in a purposely non-academic style, "The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation" will show you how to market your services to direct clients, build and nurture relationships, grow your client base in a structured way, use web 2.0 to promote your services, and much more. If you are ready to take your translation or interpretation business to the next level, then this book is for you. | | Read more |
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| | The Wordsmith Book of Business, by Pritam Bhattacharyya | From the book description:
A language agency owner tells the story of starting an agency after being a linguist and corporate manager for a decade.The book narrates, in an intimate manner, the core issues and challenges encountered while founding, running and growing with an agency. | | Read more |
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| | English-Thai Dictionary of Christian Terms and Bible Words, M.A. Vigilante (Editor) | From the book description:
This is a new one-way bilingual dictionary designed for non-native speakers of Thai, listing Christian terms, biblical proper nouns and other biblical vocabulary, as well as honorific terms used in relation to royalty and deity and clergy. Transliteration, tone marks and pronunciation guides are included for those who cannot read the Thai script. | | Read more |
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| | How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator, by Corinne McKay | From the book description:
With over 3,500 copies in print, "How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator" has become the go-to reference for beginning and experienced freelance translators alike. In this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to write a translation-targeted resume and cover letter, prepare a marketing plan, pick translation specializations and find and keep well-paying clients. Written by an American Translators Association-certified translator who built her own business from the ground up with no contacts in the industry, a reviewer commented that this book "will either set you straight or launch you successfully on your way. If you are an established translator or interpreter or a translation company owner, this book will improve your standing the profession, the quality of your work, and your income. | | Read more |
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| | Business Success for Freelance Translators, by Alex Eames | From the book description:
Most translators love translating, but many want to be better business-people too. Translators who are good business-people earn far more than those who aren't. But even if you don't have a natural flair for business, you can learn how to be a good business-person.
Business Success for Freelance Translators will show you how to become a good business-person, so you can reap better rewards from your hard work. | | Read more |
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| | Eigo Onkan Lessons (English Phonetic Lessons), by Youichi Tokioka | From the book description:
Professor at University of Tokyo, professional translators/interpreters and musicians cooperated in a new language learning method which is beyond studying knowledge. This is a "body sensory experience". A CD with original BGM and viola performance for shadowing is attached.
Peishun Chiang collaborated with this book. | | Read more |
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| | The Prosperous Translator: Advice from Fire Ant & Worker Bee, compiled and edited by Chris Durban. | From the book description:
Some of the Web's pithiest advice on building a successful translation practice. Translation is the grandest, most foolhardy enterprise that humans can engage in. Done right, it can also be a lucrative and intellectually satisfying career. Fire Ant & Worker Bee (Chris Durban and Eugene Seidel) have over five decades' combined experience in the translation business. They firmly believe that skilled translators benefit from adopting an entrepreneurial outlook, sharing insights and experiences, and investing in themselves. In their column in the Translation Journal, they have dispensed no-nonsense advice since 1998 on topics ranging from successfully navigating the freelance/agency divide to finding direct clients, raising prices, kicking implicit content into explicit shape, mastering office clutter and translating in the nude. Readers from translation company owners to students just starting out have found Fire Ant and Worker Bee's advice invaluable. See comments at prosperoustranslator.com. | | Read more |
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| | Build your business as a translator, by Luke Spear | From the book description:
Want to know how to get straight to market as a freelance translator? You just need to know the steps to take.
Luke Spear's practical and concise guide to building your business as a freelance translator - without spending years learning the hard way - is based on his own experience building his own businesses, including a translation agency, and advising many others on how to get started over the years.
This blueprint for starting out as a professional translator will remove many early obstacles and speed up your business growth. It addresses the basic requirements, pricing guides, marketing and sales tips and other topics that linguists must master in order to create a credible online translation business. | | Read more |
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| | Guida ai servizi lingustici. Risorse e consigli utili per traduttori e interpreti, by Antonio Cesari | From the book description:
La prima guida di settore pubblicata in Italia, un vademecum a supporto di traduttori, interpreti, studenti di lingue e titolari di agenzie. L'opera nasce dall'esperienza sul campo dell'autore, titolare di un'agenzia di traduzioni (Inprinting - www.iptraduzioni.com) e di una casa editrice specializzata (Inprinting Edizioni - www.iptraduzioni.com), con l'intento di dare un orientamento preciso nel mercato linguistico.
Il volume è il frutto di un'articolata operazione di ricerca, selezione e sistemazione di fonti spesso difficili da reperire corredata da una descrizione ad ampio spettro del mercato delle lingue.
Oltre a contenere link e indirizzi utili (glossari, dizionari, agenzie di traduzione, opportunità di carriera, associazioni di categoria, software, tools ecc.), la guida descrive ampiamente il mercato delle lingue, gli strumenti e le professioni ad esso legate, al fine di presentare un quadro introduttivo di un settore estremamente ricco e dinamico, da alcuni anni in costante crescita e in grado di riservare ottime opportunità a chi vuol fare delle lingue il proprio lavoro.
La guida include l'elenco piu' aggiornato di agenzie di traduzione al momento disponibile in Italia, suddiviso per regione, provincia, ragione sociale, sito web, email. | | Read more |
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| | Mox. Illustrated Guide to Freelance Translation, by Alejandro Moreno-Ramos | From the book description:
Mox is a happy freelance translator... except for the fact he has to deal with Pam the evil PM, Crados crashes right before deadlines, explain to his girlfriend Lena why all translation projects are urgent, and, above all, constantly being told to get a real job.
Alejandro Moreno-Ramos has achieved a rare feat— depicting the daily routine of freelance translators in such a way that one can't help but laugh at those situations that used to make one cry. | | Read more |
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| | Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World, by Nataly Kelly AND Jost Zetzsche | From the book description:
Found in Translation shows how translation and interpreting every aspect of your life — from business to health care, from entertainment to religion, from sports to conflict, from human rights to food, and even your love life! This collection of stories reveals how translation truly shapes the world and how everywhere we look, translation is right there, just beneath the surface. This fun, entertaining, and engaging book is not an academic or specialist text for translators and interpreters only — it's also designed for everyone else who needs to understand the importance of what translators and interpreters do! This book is an ideal client education material and includes stories of translation and interpreting in many different areas of society and in many different countries around the world.
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| | Telephone Interpreting: A Comprehensive Guide to the Profession, by Nataly Kelly | From the book description:
If you've ever been curious about providing interpreting services via telephone, this book covers the standards of practice for the profession and describes the kinds of scenarios telephone interpreters typically encounter, special challenges associated with telephone interpreting, as well as pitfalls to avoid. This text is used in many classrooms by professors of interpreting and includes sample scenarios and practical exercises that can be used to develop telephone interpreting skills.
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| | Say goodbye to feast or famine, by Joy Mo | From the book description:
Are you struggling financially as a freelance translator?
- Do you have trouble attracting higher-paying clients consistently and continuously?
- Are you tired of the volatile nature of the freelance business?
In this book Joy Mo shares a new approach to build a highly profitable language business and thus end the feast or famine cycle.
Language professionals, it's time to take action and gain control of your business. | | Read more |
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| | Guide pratique de la traduction, by Caroline Bajwel | From the book description:
Le guide pratique « Comment réussir un test de traduction de l’anglais vers le français » est le fruit de plus de 25 ans d’expérience du métier de la traduction des « deux côtés de la barrière » : côté agence de traduction et côté traduction freelance. Destiné aux traducteurs débutants et à tous ceux qui cherchent à renforcer leurs compétences, il couvre les aspects suivants du métier de la traduction :
- Maîtrise des règles d’écriture du français : règles de style, de grammaire et de typographie de base, pièges à éviter et conseils, le tout étayé d’exemples inspirés des erreurs et maladresses fréquemment trouvées dans les traductions
- Outils de base du traducteur : réseaux professionnels et liens de recherche terminologique recommandés.
L’objectif de ce guide est d’aider les traducteurs à améliorer la qualité de leurs traductions et à franchir le cap des tests de traduction en évitant les erreurs courantes et en s’appuyant sur les outils adéquats. | | Read more |
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| | The translation sales handbook-A roadmap to higher rates, better clients, by Luke Spear | From the book description:
Proven strategies to find new and higher-paying clients, and to convert existing clients to higher-payers
No doubt you've experienced your next project arriving minutes after the last. As the last few weeks of non-stop project requests continue, you wonder when you will be able to actually stop and breathe for a minute. This treadmill of projects makes you a living, but leaves you no time to live. It's enough to smother a business; or at least the person running it.
If you had a plan to streamline your business, to continually improve the rates and deadlines of these projects as the months went by, you could start to look forward to spending more time living and less time working. This book offers a whole approach, a roadmap, to put you on that path.
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| | MOX II - What they don't tell you about translation, by Alejandro Moreno-Ramos | From the book description:
Inside Mox II, Alejandro Moreno-Ramos tackles the subjects of slavelance translators, the dangerous threat of Gurgle translate, less-than-honest colleagues, and much more.
This book includes 205 comic strips, more than half of which have never been published before, twelve articles written by distinguished translators and interpreters well known in the industry and some surprising bonus material.
Since 2009, the very popular Mox cartoons have provided some much needed laughter to myriads of translators and interpreters, capturing the microcosm of translation through the eyes of the characters, with true-to-life representations of how they view the world.
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| | Time Management for Freelancers: A Self-Paced Course for Freelance Translators and Other Solopreneurs, by Nicole Y. Adams, M.A. | From the book description:
For freelancers, time management is crucial because time is your most valuable asset. This book is designed as a self-paced course and will show you the most useful techniques for setting and achieving goals, how to better organise yourself and your workspace for optimum efficiency, identify the right things to do and develop plans for doing them, and take control of things that can disrupt your workplace productivity. Although primarily aimed at freelance translators, the techniques described apply to all freelance professionals. | | Read more |
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| | The Little Book of PR for Translators - Publicity for your business on a shoestring budget, by Nicole Y. Adams, M.A. | From the book description:
If you think PR is just for large corporations and celebrities but not for freelancers, think again! This booklet will show you some tried and tested tips on how to create a buzz around your business and get your name out there on a shoestring budget. Successful PR is the biggest exposure you can get for the smallest possible outlay as it will drive traffic to your website and ultimately boost sales. So take a look at which simple steps you can take right now to get your business talked about. | | Read more |
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