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.

Translate a book from Chinese to Japanese

A book can be translated from Chinese to Japanese 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.

Chinese to Japanese: what changes

Japanese text usually runs about 50% longer than the source. The translated file grows and pagination will not match the original.

Japanese does not separate words with spaces, so volume is counted in characters rather than words.

What makes translation into Japanese harder:

the honorific system colours every line and encodes character relationships
the verb moves to the end of the clause, restructuring word order entirely
plurality is not marked grammatically and must be recovered from context
subjects are frequently dropped and inferred from context
sentences run long, with several nested clauses

What makes the Chinese original harder to read

Difficulty comes from the source language as much as the target. Here is what has to be untangled in Chinese text:

The original does not separate words with spaces, so phrase boundaries have to be recovered algorithmically — and that determines where the text is cut into translation segments.
Chinese originals are more compact than most languages: one character carries more meaning, so a short page can expand into a noticeably longer translation.
number is not marked grammatically, so singular versus plural has to be recovered from context
the subject is often omitted, so who is acting has to be inferred from preceding sentences

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.