Translating Your Book with AI + Humans

In this episode, I sit down with translator and publisher Maxwell Zachs to unpack how authors can use AI plus human review to translate their books into languages like German, French, Spanish, Italian, Catalan, and more—at a fraction of traditional costs. We talk about what AI is great at, where it totally falls down, how his team at Word Count uses “translation review” to fix it, and why this new hybrid model is opening up foreign markets (and real jobs) instead of killing them. If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing your stories on virtual shelves around the world—but thought translation was too expensive or risky—this conversation will change how you think about going global.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction to AI Book Translation

00:30 Meet Maxwell Zachs: Special Guest Introduction

01:59 The Journey of Book Translation

05:14 The Scribe Shadow Platform

09:03 Challenges and Successes in AI Translation

10:28 Collaboration with Scribe Shadow

19:02 The Process of Translation Review

21:30 AI's Impact on Localization Jobs

24:20 Ethical Use of AI in Translation

27:30 Challenges in AI Translation

32:49 Cost and Efficiency of AI Translation

35:56 Future of AI in Translation

38:55 Opportunities for Authors in Foreign Markets

41:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

ABOUT MICHAEL:

He has published 12 sci-fi novels, helped authors make $1 million+/year in memberships, and even worked on the Strategy Team for MrBeast.

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