Book Translation Services
Your readers do not fall for your plot summary. They fall for your voice. A word-for-word translation is the one thing guaranteed to lose it.
Let Your Book Travel Without Losing Its Voice
You wrote a book, poured yourself into it, and want the world to read it. The catch is that not everyone speaks your language, and the thing readers love most, your voice, is the first thing a careless translation drops. We translate books for authors and publishers who want new readers and new markets, and we treat the voice as the asset it is. We learn your book inside and out, then make it sound natural and alive in each language you choose. Your story travels; so does the way you tell it.
Picture Your Book in a Reader's Hands Abroad
A reader in another country opens your book and laughs at the same line, feels the same turn, leans into the same character. That happens only when a translator understands more than the words. Ours work with the purpose, characters, theme, plot, layout, and typography of your book, and they adapt the things that quietly break in translation: humor, imagery, even the colors and design choices on a cover that mean different things in different cultures. They handle local fit too, from names and dates to units of measurement, so the book feels written for its new readers, not merely converted for them.
Formats follow the reader. E-books keep growing because people like reading on their devices, and interactive content and fairy-tale retellings are finding new audiences. We translate across these so your work shows up wherever your readers already are, including audio and video versions for podcast and video collaborations.
Proof That the Market and the Method Are Real
This is a large global market, and it rewards reach. ResearchAndMarkets.com estimated global book publishing at US$109.8 billion in 2020, projected to reach US$112.2 billion by 2027; GlobeNewswire valued the global books market at USD 138.35 billion in 2021, growing at a 1.9% CAGR through 2030. Demand differs by region: local publishers and regional languages lead in Asia Pacific, while Europe has a strong market for English books. Reaching across those lines is exactly what translation is for.
On the method, expert translators and quality-control professionals work together so every translation stays faithful to your meaning and tone. The translators hold real degrees and experience in fields of literature, and the process uses current technology to keep the work accurate, fast, and affordable, fit to your deadlines.
Protect the Work and Reach the Readers
Going global should not mean losing control of your work. We help your translated editions stay within copyright law, so you can reach more readers without giving up your rights or your profits, and registering for copyright protection keeps control over how your work is used and distributed. To make a first move easy, we can translate a publisher's first e-book for free or offer discounts, lowering the barrier to a new market.
When the book is ready, we help it find readers. We research the best platforms and channels in your target market, then track how the book performs and report back so it reaches its potential. The result is a book that crosses language and culture with its meaning, and its voice, intact.
Bring your book to readers in their own language
Book Translation Services from ABC Translations keep your meaning accurate in every market and language you operate in.
Tell us about your book and the markets you want to reach. We will translate it with your voice intact and help with rights, formats, and distribution.
