Translate a book from German to English
A book can be translated from German to English in one pass: upload the file, check the free preview, and pay only if the quality works for you. Pricing starts at 249 RUB.
Upload a bookPreview is free; you pay after checking the quality.
German to English: what changes
English text usually runs about 17% shorter than the source, so the translated file ends up more compact.
What makes translation into English harder:
- subjects are frequently dropped and inferred from context
What makes the German original harder to read
Difficulty comes from the source language as much as the target. Here is what has to be untangled in German text:
- noun gender in the original does not always match the target, so agreement has to be rebuilt
- case endings carry a word's role in the sentence, and that role must be expressed by other means in translation
- long compound words have to be decomposed to work out what is actually being described
- politeness level is grammatically encoded and has to be recognised to keep the register right
Formats for this direction
- EPUB — Translated directly; you download EPUB.
- PDF — Text replaced in place with layout preserved; you get a PDF back.
- FB2 — Converted to EPUB before translation; you download EPUB.
- DOCX — Translated directly; you download DOCX.
- SRT — Translated directly; you download SRT.
- MOBI — Converted to EPUB before translation; you download EPUB.
- AZW3 — Converted to EPUB before translation; you download EPUB.
- DOC — Converted to EPUB before translation; you download EPUB.
- TXT — Translated directly; you download TXT.
What it costs
Basic is 249 RUB for a book up to 200 thousand words; Premium is 445 RUB. The exact price is calculated once the file is uploaded and the real word count is known. A free preview shows translation quality before you pay.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does it cost to translate EPUB?
- From 249 RUB per book up to 200 thousand words on Basic, or 445 RUB on Premium. The exact price appears once the file is uploaded.
- Can I check the quality before paying?
- Yes. A sample of the book is translated automatically after upload so you can compare it against the original. Payment comes after that.
- How long does translating a book take?
- Usually from tens of minutes to a few hours depending on length. Progress is visible on the order page and the finished file arrives by email.
- How is this different from machine translation?
- Translation runs through large language models with surrounding context rather than word by word. The difference shows in dialogue, terminology and long descriptive passages.