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Translations - English to Italian

Let us help you break into the Italian market and reach more avid readers.

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 As per the Italian copyright law “Legge sul diritto d’autore (LDA)”, a literary translation is considered a creative work of art, just like the original book. The copyright belongs to the translator, who is free to hand over the economic rights to someone else to publish and market it.

It is common practice in Italy for a literary translator to let a publisher/author use his/her translation for a period of 7-10 years, after which the contract will have to be renewed.

As indie authors ourselves, we know how stretched budgets can be and we want to help you reach even more readers and be successful in other markets without spending a fortune. Therefore, we have decided to hand over full rights to the Italian translation of your book so you don’t have to renew the contract and keep shelling out money every few years.

You will own the full rights forever, in print, digital, or audio form. All of the royalties earned from the translation will be yours.

We will translate your book, do a first round of edits on the finished translation, then hand it over to a professional proofreader, who will spot any typos and make sure the writing flows smoothly (this includes two rounds of edits). Finally, the book will go through another round of revisions (by us) before it’s ready to be delivered. Depending on the length of the book, turnaround time is approximately 90 to 120 days.

The English version of your book with buy links will be spotlighted in the “Portfolio” section and on our Pinterest board. We will also feature you on our blog, with an author interview. On release day, the Italian version of your book will be spotlighted on our Italian book blog “La libreria fiorita” (The Blooming Bookshelf), and it will also be included on our Pinterest board “Nuove uscite” (New releases), on Instagram, and on Facebook. Furthermore, we will organize a release event with our list of bloggers (no extra charge for this). Please bear in mind we cannot guarantee how many will sign up or accept to review.

At the time of writing, we accept romance (any subgenre, preferably on the sweeter side), women’s fiction, romantic comedies, and chick lit. If your book includes graphic sex scenes, we would prefer to receive a sample first, before deciding whether we can work on it. Please note we do not accept erotica, BDSM, or books with graphic violence (abuse, etc.).

Check our Portfolio page to see what books we have worked on so far.

Translation rates:

Euros 0.025/word 

A 50% deposit is required before we start working on your book. The balance payment will have to be paid upon completion, before we send you the file. We accept payments by bank transfer, PayPal or credit card (via PayPal).

If you wish to pay in USD, we will quote the corresponding rate according to the exchange rate of the day we send you the contract.

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Proofreading of Italian translations

We offer an extra set of eyes to help polish your translation.

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Did you have your book translated but you’d like an extra set of eyes to give it one final read before it’s ready to publish? Or maybe the book is getting reviews mentioning typos and you don’t know how to fix them? We can help with that! We will read the book and make sure to spot any typos, issues with punctuation or odd phrasing. You will receive two files: one showing the revisions, so you know what we have fixed, and a final file ready to be formatted and uploaded.

Depending on the length of the book, the turnaround for standard proofreading is 3–5 weeks. We accept any genre.

Please check with your translator first, to see if we can edit his/her translation (most translations contract do not allow amendments or revisions without the translator’s consent). If we believe the translation needs more than just proofreading, we will contact you and we may offer to check the original version to fix any issues with the translation (see below).

Please note: we will not proofread AI translations. We will only work on books translated by a human.

Standard proofreading rate: Euros 0.005/word

Checking the translation against the original version (this will include reading the translation with the original version on the side and fixing any wrongly translated sentences, as well as typos): Euros 0.007/word

 

A 50% deposit is required before we start working on your book. The balance payment will have to be paid upon completion, before we send you the file. We accept payments by bank transfer, PayPal or credit card (via PayPal). 

If you wish to pay in USD, we will quote the corresponding rate according to the exchange rate of the day we send you the contract.

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Short translations

Ideal for ads, newsletter and short texts.

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Do you need us to translate only a blurb, the author bio, acknowledgments, etc.? Or maybe you just want to write a short text, reply to an email or write a newsletter in Italian? We’d be happy to help.

  • Blurb only: Euros 10.00 **
  • Author bio only: Euros 10.00 **
  • Extras package (includes blurb, author bio, acknowledgments, and any additional text included in the book): Euros 30.00 **
  • Author interview (questions supplied by bloggers): Euros 20.00
  • Newsletter copy (or replying to emails from readers or bloggers): Euros 10.00 per email – package of 10 emails: Euros 80.00
  • Copy for Facebook ads or social media posts: Euros 5.00 – package of 10 ads/posts: Euros 40.00
  • Copy for your website (whether it’s a section in your English website or a whole new website): Euros 15.00 per website page

** Please note: these three services are invoiced separately only if you already had the book translated elsewhere and want just these short texts to be translated by us. Otherwise, we will include them in the total cost of the translation. 

We accept payments by bank transfer, PayPal or credit card (via PayPal).

If you wish to pay in USD, we will quote the corresponding rate according to the exchange rate of the day we send you the contract.

Promotion of Italian books

We help you connect with Italian readers.

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We have been working behind the scenes to come up with ideas to help you reach more Italian readers. The project is still in a beta testing stage and we are already taking sign-ups from authors who would like to jump on the wagon and help us test the services (all for free).

The official opening date is March 1st, 2024. If you would like to know more, please visit our sister website “La libreria fiorita” and check out the author services section. You can find it here.

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