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Apr 17 2012
Corinne McKay

Kindle edition of my book!

Thanks to the services of BookBaby, the second edition of How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator is now available for the Kindle!. It should also be available in the iBookstore, Sony Reader store and Nook store in the near future. I’m normally a DIY kind of author, but after battling with various flavors of Kindle creator software, I decided that BookBaby’s $200 formatting and distribution package seemed like a good deal. There were a few hiccups along the way, and maybe I’m the last person to know that most e-readers don’t support indexes (?) but I was able to send BookBaby the existing PDF of my book’s content and the e-version looks very nice. I’m excited about this new publishing platform and hoping to get the print and electronic versions of my next book, a compilation of entries from this blog, published within the next month or two.

Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Announcements

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  1. Marianne Reiner says

    April 17, 2012 at 3:39 am

    Congratulations, Corinne! I regularly recommend your book so it is wonderful to know it is now available for Kindle and soon in other e-format.

    Reply
  2. Corinne McKay says

    April 17, 2012 at 3:45 am

    Thanks Marianne! I did preview the Kindle edition in Firefox (nice plugin for that!) but I don’t actually own an e-reader, so I’ll have to rely on other people to tell me how it looks. Thanks for your support!

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  3. Laura says

    April 17, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Hi! I met you at the Micata seminar. I’m so happy about this because I went to buy your book in Amazon and when I saw that we could request the kindle edition, I did it! I clicked that option and left a comment about wanting it for my Kindle. So now I can’t wait to actually buy it. THANK YOU!

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  4. Gina Li says

    April 17, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    That’s great news, Corinne!

    Reply
  5. Brin @foodfortranslators.com says

    April 17, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    Looking forward to it!

    Reply
  6. Martha Palacios says

    April 18, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    I’m about to go on a long trip to Europe, this will be part of my in-flight Kindle reading! Thanks Corinne

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    • Corinne McKay says

      April 24, 2012 at 5:48 pm

      Thanks Martha! Let me know what you think of it!

      Reply
  7. GB Translation says

    April 19, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Certainly a good decision to get it out on the Kindle. I’ve always been sceptical about e-readers. I mean, I read a LOT of stuff on the internet, but I’ll still sit down with a proper newspaper over coffee. But if it makes reading “cool” again, then, why not?

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    • Corinne McKay says

      April 24, 2012 at 4:58 pm

      Thank you for your comment! Personally I agree with you; when I’m not working, I would rather not be reading off a screen and I don’t own an e-reader. But tons of people love them, so we’ll see how the Kindle version does!

      Reply
  8. catherinetranslates says

    April 22, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    Hi Corinne,

    Your readers can keep in mind that they can read the Kindle version even if they don’t have a Kindle. I downloaded the Kindle app on my Mac, which is free of charge, so I can read Kindle ebooks on my laptop.

    I bought a print version of your book a few months ago. Bravo!

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    • Corinne McKay says

      April 24, 2012 at 4:57 pm

      Thanks Catherine! That is a great tip about not needing a Kindle; there is also a Firefox plugin (free) that allows you to read epub-formatted books in your web browser. Glad you enjoyed the book, let me know if you have any suggestions for the next edition!

      Reply
  9. Judy Jenner (@language_news) says

    April 24, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    That’s awesome! We must get on this for our own book. Not sure when you find time to do all this! Can we just piggy-back on your research? 🙂 BTW, you are not the last person to find out that e-readers don’t support indexes. I was unaware of this little nugget of info, too.

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  10. Stephanie Madeleine Fauvelle says

    June 10, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    I’m thrilled that you made it available on the kindle. You’re book has given me the confidence to start this new chapter in my life. Thank you!!!!!

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