The short answer
Your memoir can become a complete edition in any of 110 languages: translated with one style sheet so names and terms hold steady, typeset to the target language's real conventions, and delivered as its own printable, sellable book. The opening translates free first; the full edition is quoted up front in AI credits.
What translating a memoir takes
Memoir translation lives or dies on voice — the register that makes the narrator you has to survive the crossing. One style sheet helps more here than in any genre: the nicknames, the family words, the phrases your people actually said stay themselves on every page instead of being re-decided per chapter. Decide deliberately which words shouldn't translate (the grandmother stays "Oma"; the dish keeps its real name) — those anchors are half of what makes a translated memoir feel true.
The classic use case is the family book crossing a generation gap: the memoir written in English for your children, translated so your parents — or the village they came from — can read it too. For that reader, the edition being a printed, typeset book in their language is the whole gift.
- List the never-translate words before starting — names, endearments, foods, places; they anchor the voice
- Have the free opening preview read by the family member the edition is for — they're the only reviewer who matters
How it works
1. Open (or upload) the memoir Start from your Bindery book, or upload the manuscript (Word, PDF, or EPUB) and it converts on arrival.
2. Pick the language 110 languages are on the shelf — from Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil) to the long tail. The opening translates free so you can judge before paying.
3. One style sheet, whole book Names, places, and recurring phrases are governed by a single style sheet across the manuscript — the consistency that makes a translation readable.
4. Typeset for the language Quotation marks, hyphenation, script, and (for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu) full right-to-left mirroring — each edition is set to its language's own rules.
5. Print, publish, narrate The edition is its own book: print it (hardcover, paperback, lie-flat coil, and saddle stitch), sell it from your storefront, or narrate it.
The 110 languages
Every language on the shelf has its own page with the typographic specifics: Spanish · French · German · Portuguese (Brazil) · Portuguese (Portugal) · Italian · Dutch · Polish · Swedish · Danish · Norwegian (Bokmål) · Finnish · Turkish · Czech · Hungarian · Romanian · Catalan · Indonesian · Malay · Filipino · Swahili · Vietnamese · Russian · Ukrainian · Greek · Japanese · Chinese (Simplified) · Chinese (Traditional) · Korean · Arabic · Hebrew · Persian · Urdu · Hindi · Bengali · Tamil · Thai · Albanian · Basque · Bosnian · Breton · Croatian · Estonian · Faroese · Frisian · Galician · Icelandic · Irish · Latvian · Lithuanian · Luxembourgish · Maltese · Norwegian (Nynorsk) · Occitan · Romansh · Scottish Gaelic · Serbian (Latin) · Slovak · Slovenian · Welsh · Esperanto · Latin · Belarusian · Bulgarian · Macedonian · Serbian (Cyrillic) · Armenian · Georgian · Azerbaijani · Kazakh · Kyrgyz · Uzbek · Turkmen · Mongolian · Kurdish (Kurmanji) · Kurdish (Sorani) · Pashto · Uyghur · Yiddish · Assamese · Gujarati · Kannada · Malayalam · Marathi · Nepali · Odia · Punjabi · Sanskrit · Sinhala · Telugu · Tibetan · Burmese · Khmer · Lao · Cantonese · Afrikaans · Amharic · Tigrinya · Hausa · Igbo · Yoruba · Kinyarwanda · Malagasy · Oromo · Shona · Somali · Zulu · Hawaiian · Tongan · Quechua.
What it costs
Free to start — no account needed to try, no credit card, and a monthly allowance of AI credits on the free tier. The typeset, watermarked proof of your book is always free. Metered work (like transcription, translation, or narration) shows its price in credits before you confirm, so there are no surprise charges.
When you want clean files — press-ready PDF, EPUB, Word — that's a $49 one-time per book unlock, or free with Bindery Pro ($39/month (or $390/year)). One-time credit packs start at $12. Printed copies are priced per copy at order time, printed and shipped by Lulu.
See the opening translated, free
Bindery's Translate renders your own opening pages in the language you're considering before you spend anything. Bring the memoir and look.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which languages are available?
110 languages, from Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hindi and Arabic down the long tail to Swahili, Catalan, and Thai — each with its own typesetting rules. Every language has a dedicated page (linked above) with the specifics.
How does pricing work?
Quoted up front in AI credits from your book's real length, with the opening preview free. You pay per edition, not per subscription.
Is the translated edition a separate book?
Yes — it stands beside the original with its own page count, its own spine, its own storefront listing. Print it, sell it, or narrate it independently.
Do I keep the rights to my book?
Yes — authors keep ownership of their work. Publish it anywhere, sell it from your free Infinite Library storefront, or keep it entirely private. The platform never takes your copyright.