I think even a bad translation is better than no translation at all, but for some reason the majority of books don’t seem to get translated. Why is that?

  • I’d disagree with the premise that any translation is better than nothing. If you want to buy a book in one language and use machine translation to another that has been technically feasible for years, but the quality of the translation won’t be great. A good translation is far more time intensive.

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      18 hours ago

      Honestly even when it’s translated by a human you can usually tell it’s a translation. I try not to read translations, it’s just not the same.