Translating Your Book & Selling in Foreign Markets with Isabella Nanni {ep. 140}
September 26, 2024
This podcast interview with Isabella Nanni (translator) explores how indie authors and publishers can benefit from this scenario to expand their international audience and escalate their business with no need to rely on an intermediary.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Maximizing Book Sales Globally: opportunities in the international markets for expanding book sales and reaching a wider audience.
- Finding the Perfect Literary Translator: what you should look for in a translator to make sure that your investment has better chances to pay off
- what the main features of a literary translation contract in most European countries are when it comes to copyrights.
- The impact of machine translation on book publishing and how it can affect the authenticity of your translated work.
- Boost Translated Book Marketing: Explore effective marketing strategies tailored specifically for promoting translated books to a diverse audience.
- Understand Legal Aspects of Translation: Gain insights into the legal considerations and implications of international book translations to navigate potential challenges and protect your work.
Isabella Nanni graduated in Foreign Languages and Literature in Bologna, Italy, in 1994 and is listed as Expert Interpreter and Translator at the local Chamber of Commerce. In 2019 she won the "Bottega deiTraduttori" (The Translators Workshop) literary translation contest. She is a native Italian speaker and her language pairs are English to Italian, Spanish to Italian and German to Italian. She has worked for major international companies as well as publishers and specializes in literary translations and marketing materials. Literary translations and scouting comprise books in the following categories: Romance, Young Adult, Children, Crime fiction, Comic and Graphic Novels, Non Fiction and History. Her translations of Jess Michaels’, Tess Thompson's and Crystal Kaswell's books made it to the top 10 best-selling kindle romances on Amazon Italy. Isabella is Top Reviewer on Netgalley since 2016 and is an active member in several online literary groups, both in her home-country as well as internationally. She is in contact with several book bloggers and is a passionate marketer of the books she translates.
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