NITA Vice-President Judy Jenner Publishes Book on the Business of Translation

by NITA Administrator ~ May 8, 2010

Judy Jenner

It’s official: the book has been one year in the making, and after hundreds of edits, dozens of revision sessions, two authors, two editors, one layout guru, and one cartoonist, Judy is happy to announce that The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation is now available for purchase.

Judy co-authored the book with her twin sister, Dagmar Jenner, and it is available for purchase through Lulu.com. The book focuses on the practical side of running a translation business, and includes in-depth advice on how to market your services effectively, how to work with direct clients, how to negotiate well, how to differentiate your services, and much, much more. The book includes the following chapters:

1. The New Mindset
2. Organization and Accounting
3. Social media and Web 2.0
4. Marketing
5. Business Development
6. Pricing
7. Negotiating
8. Professional Development
9. Giving Back
10. Work/Life Balance
11. Entrepreneurship Recap

The Entrepreneurial Linguist is written in a purposely non-academic style and is meant for both beginning and advanced linguists around the world. The book is available for $25, while the immediate PDF download is $17. To read more about the book and to place your order, please visit:

http://www.entrepreneuriallinguist.com/book/