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Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | No

Kay Denney — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:09:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Kay Denney
Post title: No

I'd say to read up a few noobs threads here, pay special attention to Sheila's answers and get stuck in.

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | No

Mario Freitas — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:09:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Mario Freitas
Post title: No

I could make several useful recommendations for beginners, but books on freelance translation would surely not be among them. I could recommend many other books and, as José Henrique mentioned below, Danilo's blog, which would be a lot more helpful than any book in any shelf.

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | It's a blog compilation

Mario Chavez (X) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:48:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Mario Chavez (X)
Post title: It's a blog compilation

[quote]Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales wrote:

from ProZ a couple of years ago (I think it was a raffle kind of thing for renewing my membership) called "The Prosperous Translator", which is a selection from twelve years' of a regular advice column on the translation business by Chris Durban and Eugene Seidel.

I found it both revealing and humorous, and would recommend it to anyone thinking about getting into the business, or to any already established freelancer who wants a laugh and some "yeah, I've been there" moments.

[/quote]

It's rather a compilation of blog entries, not a book per se. I'm quite familiar with it because I also have a copy. There are better options out there.

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | I won a book

Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:40:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
Post title: I won a book

from ProZ a couple of years ago (I think it was a raffle kind of thing for renewing my membership) called "The Prosperous Translator", which is a selection from twelve years' of a regular advice column on the translation business by Chris Durban and Eugene Seidel.

I found it both revealing and humorous, and would recommend it to anyone thinking about getting into the business, or to any already established freelancer who wants a laugh and some "yeah, I've been there" moments.

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | It is difficult...

Mario Chavez (X) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:13:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Mario Chavez (X)
Post title: It is difficult...

...to make book recommendations on such general premises. Do youngsters who wish to become astronauts, doctors, political scientists, nutritionists, mechanics and so forth have a similar book out there? The image of children's books pop up in my mind like a Christmas earworm song.

Besides, have others noticed the poorly written sentence? I would ask “What kind of books on freelance translation would you recommend to a beginner?” The part recommend any books is not very idiomatic in this construction either.

I would happily recommend a book on writing to the poll's author.

:D

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | One reason NOT to buy that book

Mario Chavez (X) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:08:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Mario Chavez (X)
Post title: One reason NOT to buy that book

[quote]Mariana Perussia wrote:

Guía de supervivencia para traductores (Celia Rico Pérez) (in Spanish)

Here is a summary of the book's content in Spanish: [url removed]

Bookdepository: [url removed]

How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator (Corinne McKay, Jost Zetzsche) (English Edition)

Amazon: [url removed]

Cómo Triunfar en la Traducción Freelance (Corinne McKay, Jost Zetzsche) (Spanish Edition)

Amazon: [url removed]

[/quote]

Just the title in Spanish disinvites reading from serious professionals: “traducción freelance” is a clunky and amateurish rendition of “freelance translation.” Not to mention the bad habit of capitalizing every word in English is being transferred to Spanish.

Yes, I judge a book by its cover.

:)

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | Not sure it qualifies as a proper "manual" but...

Alex Bell — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:15:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Alex Bell
Post title: Not sure it qualifies as a proper "manual" but...

Mox: Illustrated Guide to Freelance Translation

also available at [url removed]

I have both volumes and they are just brilliant :)

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | For the European Portuguese readers...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:34:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: For the European Portuguese readers...

"Batalhas de um tradutor iniciante" ( [url removed] ), written by Ana Honrado ( [url removed] )

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | For German speakers: Handbuch Translation

Maria Simmen — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:03:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Maria Simmen
Post title: For German speakers: Handbuch Translation

It was a compulsory buy at my uni, and even though it's a fairly dry read, there's lots of good advice.

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | Two

Mariana Perussia — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:46:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Mariana Perussia
Post title: Two

Guía de supervivencia para traductores (Celia Rico Pérez) (in Spanish)

Here is a summary of the book's content in Spanish: [url removed]

Bookdepository: [url removed]

How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator (Corinne McKay, Jost Zetzsche) (English Edition)

Amazon: [url removed]

Cómo Triunfar en la Traducción Freelance (Corinne McKay, Jost Zetzsche) (Spanish Edition)

Amazon: [url removed]

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | The Bookmark ist in German, and is for those living in Germany

Noelle Crist-See — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:18:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: Noelle Crist-See
Post title: The Bookmark ist in German, and is for those living in Germany

Überleben als Übersetzer von Miriam Neidhardt.

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | Yes

neilmac — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 09:21:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: neilmac
Post title: Yes

Confessions of a Freelance Translator by Gary Smith is an excellent practical guide on common sense tips and examples for freelancers starting out.
The only other translation manual I have come across and rate is "The Translator's handbook" (with special reference to conference translation from French and Spanish) by Frederik Fuller, which I think was first issued in the 70s, so it might not be as up-to-date as it could be.

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners? | Fabio Said and Danilo Nogueira

José Henrique Lamensdorf — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 09:12:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: José Henrique Lamensdorf
Post title: Fabio Said and Danilo Nogueira

Fabio Said's books are great:
[url removed]

I'm not sure whether he published them in EN and/or DE too.

Likewise, I'd recommend Danilo Nogueira's blog/articles:
- old blog - [url removed] on in PT-BR
- upcoming book - [url removed] - in PT-BR
- numerous [url= [url removed] ,ssl&dcr=0&ei=5JkSWtSBBIWYwAT9qK-ACg]articles in TranslationJournal[/url] - in EN

While Fabio takes the holistic approach to translation, Danilo delves into one aspect of it at a time.
I'm not sure they know each other.

Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?

ProZ.com Staff — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 08:10:02 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Would you recommend any books on freelance translation to beginners?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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