Honest pricing · 2026
Affordable book translation — without the catch.
Translating a book "the traditional way" costs thousands and takes months. Ours costs from $0.02 a page and preserves every page. Here's why the price is real — and what you give up, which is nothing you'll miss.
Per-word human quotes at $0.10–$0.30, billed over months.
Essential plan. Editorial adds a native literary review at $0.04.
Same book. Same care. A different pricing model.
The two bills
Same book. Two very different invoices.
| What matters | Traditional agency | Books TranslationOur pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per word — commonly $0.10–$0.30 | Per page — $0.02–$0.04 |
| 200-page novel (≈50,000 words) | $5,000–$15,000 | $4.00–$8.00 |
| Layout preservation | Typesetting billed separately | Included on every plan |
| Quality review | Varies by translator | Glossary-pinned terms; Editorial adds a native review |
| Timeline | Months of scheduling | 24–48 hours for books up to 200 pages |
Real totals
What whole books cost here.
Editorial: $4.00. In Bangladesh: ৳50.00 / ৳80.00.
Editorial: $8.00. In Bangladesh: ৳100.00 / ৳160.00.
Editorial: $16.00. In Bangladesh: ৳200.00 / ৳320.00.
Taxes are the only extra. Physical copies are quoted per book. Every number above is computed from the same rate table the pricing cards use — nothing on this page is a teaser rate.
The process
Why it costs less — and why that's not suspicious.
- 01
AI does the heavy lifting
Context-aware translation reads whole chapters. The expensive part of the old model — first-draft human labor — is handled in minutes, not months.
- 02
No agency middlemen
No project managers, no coordinator fees, no per-word negotiation. The page count is the quote, detected from your actual PDF.
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Human review where it matters
Editorial adds a native-language literary review on top — you choose the tier per project, and the layout preservation is included either way.
Affordability questions, answered.
Short answers about price and quality.
Why is it so much cheaper?
Context-aware AI does the heavy lifting, so there's no per-word agency quote, no project-management overhead, and no months of scheduling. Editorial adds a native human review where it matters — the price reflects the process, not a discount on care.
Is affordable translation low quality?
Cheap-and-bad usually means raw machine output. Every plan here preserves your original layout page by page, and the Editorial plan adds a native-language literary review for reader-ready books. You can pick the tier per project.
Are there hidden fees?
No. The per-page rate is the whole price of the translation, quoted from your book's real page count before you commit. Physical copies are quoted per book, and taxes are the only extra.
What's the cheapest full book you can do?
A 100-page book is $2.00 on Essential — about the cost of two coffees. The price scales by page, so short books cost almost nothing.
See your real total in a minute.
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