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Blanchimont
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 Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:01 am
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...I'm glad there's a lot coming out with seemingly no end in sight, but, how many light novels can the English market take before it gets saturated? 
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Yuvelir
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 3:17 pm
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Ah, the good old "freelance".
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fencer_x
Joined: 28 Jul 2011
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 7:08 pm
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| Yuvelir wrote: | | Ah, the good old "freelance". |
Freelance with no mention of the fee, always a pleasure to see. They'll get what they pay for (and their translations show it).
I wish ANN would only allow job postings to be advertised here if the employer is upfront about the salary being offered. YP's fees are trash (though this is not an issue unique to YP...).
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joshingjohn
Joined: 06 Nov 2020
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:47 pm
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| fencer_x wrote: |
| Yuvelir wrote: | | Ah, the good old "freelance". |
Freelance with no mention of the fee, always a pleasure to see. They'll get what they pay for (and their translations show it).
I wish ANN would only allow job postings to be advertised here if the employer is upfront about the salary being offered. YP's fees are trash (though this is not an issue unique to YP...). |
Yen Press lists their starting fees on their website: https://yenpress.com/faq
| Quote: | | All pay rates are starting rates for entry-level freelancers and are subject to change depending on the project and experience level.
Translation for Light Novel: Starting Rate $10 per page.
Translation for Manga: Starting Rate $1,000 per project.
Lettering: Starting Rate $800 per project.
Proofreading: Starting Rate $24 per hour.
Copyediting: Starting Rate $30 per hour.
Light Novel Ebook QA: Starting Rate $24 per hour.
Manuscript Styling: Starting Rate $30 per hour. |
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Meexa
Joined: 13 Mar 2016
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:22 am
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| Blanchimont wrote: | ...I'm glad there's a lot coming out with seemingly no end in sight, but, how many light novels can the English market take before it gets saturated? |
Nah, there can never be enough released books in general. However, that doesn't mean a lot of them are going to make money. Especially if they decide to go the untraditional route, without a publisher.
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