I have written technical books that have been published by well-known
publishers and now I am thinking of taking a stab at self-publishing
my next title. Some of my previous books have been translated to
languages such as Korean and Japanese. I believe the publishers
charged between $2,000 and $5,000 flat for rights in each language.
The fee simply allows the company to translate the book and sell in
their region (as I understand it).
As I prepare a marketing plan for my book, I was wondering what
companies buy rights for the translation of these books.
I am looking for a list of companies that purchase the writes to
translate computer/technical books in foreign countries. Any
information regarding ranges that they are willing to pay and how they
make their decisions would be greatly appreciated. I am also curious
if computer books for translation are in demand (and sought after) or
if they are in abundance (where these translation companies are very
selective).
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Clarification of Question by
jroff-ga
on
10 Jan 2003 22:38 PST
Let me point out that I am not looking for companies that will only
translate the book but instead I am looking for companies willing to
PAY ME to translate it and sell it.
Thanks again.
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Request for Question Clarification by
aceresearcher-ga
on
10 Jan 2003 23:00 PST
Hi, jroff!
To better meet your request, in which languages are you fluent?
Thanks,
aceresearcher
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Clarification of Question by
jroff-ga
on
10 Jan 2003 23:30 PST
English. ;)
I want to sell my Enlish written book to a company that would be
interested in translating it themselves to sell in their country. I
believe that East Asia would be the market I'm going for... but there
could be others.
Thanks for looking!
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Request for Question Clarification by
aceresearcher-ga
on
10 Jan 2003 23:33 PST
jroff,
Oh, okay, you are not looking for companies to pay you to translate
it, but to pay you for THE RIGHTS to translate it, correct?
Thanks,
aceresearcher
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Clarification of Question by
jroff-ga
on
11 Jan 2003 06:56 PST
Yes, thank you.
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