Love this! Missed this video, too, but it comes at the right time as I'm drafting questions for our interview! I haven't translated my work, but I wish I could do it myself. Thanks so much for sharing all of this!

@EstelleVandeVelde

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant that it came at the right time, haha. Always a pleasure to share my experience ;) Looking forward to our interview!

It's so brilliant that you were able to do this yourself!

@EstelleVandeVelde

Жыл бұрын

That's only because I speak more than one language :) But it's a ton of work so I don't think I'll do it again, hahaha.

Hi. Thank you so much for making this. I'm actually looking to translate a few french books into english. watching this is a great first step

@EstelleVandeVelde

8 ай бұрын

If this video helped you, even a little, then I’m happy 😊 Thanks for commenting!

Hello Estelle, its nice to meet you. I am a belgian too, throwing myself into the self-publishing adventures. My first 'serious' book will soon be out. Cheers!

@EstelleVandeVelde

8 ай бұрын

Exciting news! Let me know when it’s out! 😊

Thank you for your helpful information xx

@EstelleVandeVelde

6 ай бұрын

Any time!

"This video is exactly what I was searching for. Thank you!"

@EstelleVandeVelde

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for that, now I know I'm not the only one hahahahaha

@EstelleVandeVelde

11 күн бұрын

You're definitely not the only one ;)

Thanks --- very helpful!

@EstelleVandeVelde

7 ай бұрын

Happy to help :)

That is cool. I left a review on Amazon for your book. I enjoy it.

@EstelleVandeVelde

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤

DeepL is good but it's mostly a hit or miss for most languages. I used it for Chinese and realized that some translations are very accurate while others are beyond worse and that was me using premium. Instead of DeepL I'd rather you use Immersive Translate and select Gemini, Open AI or Claude or you can use all version compare and edit where needed. It saves so much time haa no word limit and it will be done in minutes. But anyways thanks for the tip

I speak only English but I wish I spoke more, sounds awesome to get books translated!

@EstelleVandeVelde

Жыл бұрын

It is a lot of fun, but then you've got to market it 😂 I don't think people know I've released a French book, hahaha.

I've been thinking about the potential of selling foreign rights to my novels but keeping the English myself via self-publishing (a true hybrid style). It would take a bit of research to see if different markets would be interested enough, as well as a good track record of sales to find interest. Thanks for your insight. It's not something a lot of people think about.

@EstelleVandeVelde

Жыл бұрын

Indeed it’s not something a lot of people think about. In my case, my cousin wanted a French version so badly that he asked and asked and asked again. In the end I just said yes because why not. It’s already almost earning out the cost I’ve put into it in terms of money. There’s a long way to go to earn out the cost in time though 😅🙈

I want to learn how to translate from English to French

@EstelleVandeVelde

2 күн бұрын

First step: learn French ;)

Thank you for this information! Btw, if I want to publish my translated book on Amazon, do I need to change the bookcover design for every language I translate the book to?

@EstelleVandeVelde

6 ай бұрын

You don't NEED to. But each market has their specificies in terms of cover liking. You won't see the same cover for the US and the UK in the traditional book market for example. But for us indies, I think the best way is to simply translate the title on the cover.

@user-vy9xs2wo5l

6 ай бұрын

@@EstelleVandeVelde okay thanks, if the book is written in English and I want to translate to Spanish, French or German. Can I use the same bookcover design for all the translated books to the published on Amazon?

@EstelleVandeVelde

6 ай бұрын

I think you need to re read my previous answer 😅

@user-vy9xs2wo5l

6 ай бұрын

@@EstelleVandeVelde oh okay! I was in a hurry😄

@EstelleVandeVelde

6 ай бұрын

No problem, haha.

I used Deepl but it is not valid to keep the copyright of my book.

@EstelleVandeVelde

10 ай бұрын

Deepl is great to get a first draft of a translated book, but you have to edit it anyway 😉 I don’t recommend you using that first translated draft because it doesn’t have the granularity of a native speaker.

@dailyspiritualdietelizabet7777

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Hi my English book is translated in French, Hindi, Spanish and Gujarat. How and where to publish. Thanks for your help in advance. Author Elizabeth Das

@EstelleVandeVelde

Жыл бұрын

Hi Elizabeth! First of all: congratulations on translating your book in so many languages. That's so exciting. About your question, that's typically the type of things I help authors with in my mentoring program. I'd recommend you to book a call with me so we can discuss it more in depth. The link is here: bit.ly/3C52GG7

Hi there! Does the cover have to be in the same language? Thanks!

@EstelleVandeVelde

Жыл бұрын

Your title needs to be the same on the cover and on the Amazon title. For example, I've translated only the subtitle into French, not the main title. But it depends on the audience of the targeted language. Sometimes you'll need to fully translate the title.

@abigailraines

Жыл бұрын

@@EstelleVandeVelde thank you. What do think I should go with for Paranormal Shifter Romance?

@abigailraines

Жыл бұрын

In German

@EstelleVandeVelde

Жыл бұрын

As I mentioned, the genre doesn't matter, the audience does. Are Germans willing to buy books with English titles if they're translated into their language? I do not have the answer, I've only released in English and French so far.

@abigailraines

Жыл бұрын

@@EstelleVandeVelde gotcha!

Hi I wish you could just go straight to the point. Some of us only came here to learn about translation

@EstelleVandeVelde

2 ай бұрын

Noted. However, it's about context ;) Even a translation itself is about context.

Bonsoir comment trouver un traducteur professionnel

@EstelleVandeVelde

11 ай бұрын

Bonsoir! Il y a plusieurs façons: le bouche à oreille, une recommandation de quelqu’un, Fiverrr, Reedsy, Facebook, LinkedIn,… les plateformes sont nombreuses.

Love from India 💪💪💪