To that end, Amazon has recently launched Kindle Translate, a first of its kind real-time translation service. It’s part of an effort to give self-published ebook authors a larger platform. This free service, now in beta, specializes in translating children’s literature from English to Spanish and vice versa, and German to English. Kindle Translate uses cutting-edge AI tech to help you conquer new markets and reach more readers. It provides them a convenient, affordable and reliable solution to make their creations available in several languages.
The Kindle Translate titles will be prominently labeled as such, making sure readers know when they’re reading a translated work. The service is currently offered for free, which Amazon hopes will encourage more authors to take advantage of this resource. Though the initiative has only recently launched, it already addresses a huge gap in the ebook market. Today, fewer than 5% of titles on Amazon are offered in more than one language.
One of the first people to give the new service a spin lauded both its affordability and convenience. Comments like this really illustrate how much of a game-changer Kindle Translate could be for the literary world. It is especially useful for indie authors, who can find the cost of professional translation service prohibitive.
Readers will find it a huge improvement thanks to features like Kindle Translate that allow readers to read samples of translations before deciding to buy them. We hope this new feature will make the reading experience even more rewarding and inspire more users to discover their favorite stories in translated titles.
All this serves Kindle Translate’s end goal, which is to increase the number of translated titles Amazon has for sale. This helps them make it easier for their readers to find more varied authors and stories from all over the world. In offering this service, Amazon is positioning itself to create a more inclusive literary ecosystem.
Here’s how interested parties can read more about the new talk-to-text translation service. Take a look at Amazon’s corporate news page for the official press release.