How to convert E-Books into translatable format

Formats: Videos
Topics: Services and specialization
Translation project skills
Productivity tools
DTP - Desktop Publishing
Course summary
Availability:This training is available on-demand

Duration: 50 minutes.

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Language:angličtina
Summary:Learn how to convert E-Books into translatable formats or formats you may process with a CAT-Tool by using sigil - The EPUB Editor and calibre - E-book management. Process your files in your favorite CAT-Tool or manually and convert the E-Book back into its original format for delivery.

Have you ever had a request you had to decline because it was in a format you could not handle? Do you often have requests that involve a CAT-Tool you don’t own yet?

This two-session bundle suggest solutions in order to handle “exotic” formats such as E-Books and tips in order to handle data that has been processed or shall be processed by another CAT-Tool. The variety of formats we can handle adds to our skills and provides greater flexibility in processing a larger range of data. Make your clients happy and (potentially) never miss a project again because of its format!

Description
Have you ever had a translation request concerning an E-Book but had to turn it down due to its difficult to handle format? Find out how to convert E-Books into translatable format, translate and proofread them and then convert them back into their original format!

Course program:

• E-Book file types available
• E-Book compatibility with certain devices
• Conversion from one format into another
• Using sigil - The EPUB Editor
• Using calibre - E-book management
• Conversion into the final E-Book format

Target audience
Experienced Translation Professionals who wish to handle very specialized formats such as E-Books
Learning objectives
• E-Book types and compatibility
• Making E-Books translatable
• Re-conversion into the original E-Book format
Prerequisites
Translation Experience

Program
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• E-Book file types available
• E-Book compatibility with certain devices
• Conversion from one format into another
• Using sigil - The EPUB Editor
• Using calibre - E-book management
• Conversion into the final E-Book format
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Price: 20.00 USD

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Created by
 Irene Koukia    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Irene Koukia was born in Germany.

She obtained the Travel and Tourism Consultant Diploma from IATA/UFTAA in 1992 and successfully completed the One-year translator training program at meta|φραση School of Translator Training in 2010. She also obtained a diploma as a Personal & Business Coach from ILS GmbH in April 2015, and she is studying Business Administration at the Hellenic Open University.

She is working as a Technical Translator, mainly from German/English to Greek, at her own company, Metafrasma Ltd, since 2008. She also works as a Trainer for ProZ.com since 2011, and as a Tutor for meta|φραση School of Translator Training since 2015. She is the National Representative of STEMG for Greece, following the nomination by the HASDIG, providing training and certification for ASD-STE100.
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