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inchword : translation tools to help people translate books
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"> <title>inchword : translation tools to help people translate books</title> <meta name="author" content="Derek Sivers"> <link rel="icon" href="favicon.svg"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"> </head> <body id="home"> <header> <img src="inchword-350.png" alt="Inchword translation logo"> </header> <main> <h1>tools to help people translate books</h1> <p> used by over 300 translators, editors, and reviewers, to translate books into 30 languages </p> <h2>why inchword makes the best possible translation</h2> <ul><li> author annotates every sentence that might need explanation </li><li> translator, reviewer, editor = three rounds of improvements </li><li> anyone can ask author questions about any sentence </li><li> questions and answers visible to all </li><li> reviewers and readers can comment per-sentence </li><li> future readers can suggest improvements </li><li> future edits are easy, since text is saved per-sentence </li></ul> <hr> <h2>exactly how it works</h2> <ol><li> <a href="1">Author uploads text, with clarifications</a>. </li><li> <a href="2">Translator translates one sentence at a time.</a> </li><li> <a href="3">Author answers Translator鈥檚 questions, now visible to future Translators.</a> </li><li> <a href="4">Reviewers offer improvements. Translator improves until done.</a> </li><li> <a href="5">Editor makes final improvements.</a> </li></ol> </main> <footer>inchword is made by <a href="https://sive.rs/">Derek Sivers</a>. 漏 2024 Sivers Inc</footer> </body> </html>