How much can I charge for a book translation?
Hi! I hope it's all right to ask this here.
I've just been offered to translate a 320-page novel from German into English, and I'm not sure how much to charge for that. I've worked as a German/English translator in a professional capacity before (TV shows, websites and movies), never gotten any complaints, but I am *not* a native speaker of English. So of course I can't ask the same price as a native speaker would. I've never tackled a novel before and I'd really love this gig, so I want to offer them a "beginner's price" or something. But for that, I first need to know what the "usual" asking price would be. I've looked online, but translation rates seem to differ wildly depending on who you ask. Does anyone here have any experience with book translations and can share some advice? I'm looking for rates in Euros since I'm working from Germany. Many thanks in advance.
I've just been offered to translate a 320-page novel from German into English, and I'm not sure how much to charge for that. I've worked as a German/English translator in a professional capacity before (TV shows, websites and movies), never gotten any complaints, but I am *not* a native speaker of English. So of course I can't ask the same price as a native speaker would. I've never tackled a novel before and I'd really love this gig, so I want to offer them a "beginner's price" or something. But for that, I first need to know what the "usual" asking price would be. I've looked online, but translation rates seem to differ wildly depending on who you ask. Does anyone here have any experience with book translations and can share some advice? I'm looking for rates in Euros since I'm working from Germany. Many thanks in advance.