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Foreign Edition Readiness Review
A decision memo covering rights readiness, target-market fit, material gaps, scope risks, and the recommended production route.
$450.00
Five business days
Request a manual review
Fee-based foreign edition production
MAQUINE Foreign Edition Studio
Create your foreign edition. Keep your rights.
Transform your manuscript into a professionally localized, publication-ready foreign edition without giving up your publishing rights, royalties, or creative control.
Plan an eligible book at USD 0.08 to USD 0.12 per declared source word. The public result is non-contractual, and no manuscript is required to calculate or request a manual review.
Private Studio activation pending
No rights transfer
Human-led by default
No upload required to estimate
Clearly priced publication tiers
Proof of process
Inspect the structure of a real Studio handoff.
The demonstration delivery pack shows how source scope, localized text, editorial decisions, terminology, QA, and final files are documented. It uses original demonstration material and is clearly separated from client work.
Demonstration material, not a testimonial, commissioned title, or representation of a completed client engagement. The sample page includes a complete structured HTML edition; the download is a six-page visual PDF.
Start at the right depth
Three ways to make the next foreign-edition decision.
Compare a decision memo, editorial pilot, or full-edition plan. These are published planning options; a manual review creates no engagement, invoice, or production commitment.
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Localization Pilot
Up to 2,500 source words localized and reviewed, with an editorial note, terminology sample, and QA summary. Fifty percent is credited to a full Studio project commissioned within 30 days.
$950.00
Five to seven business days
Request a manual review03
Full Foreign Edition
Complete human-led localization at USD 0.08-0.12 per approved source word, with optional publication-production tiers.
USD 0.08-0.12 / word
Capacity confirmed before deposit
Build a planning estimatePrivate accounts, commercial acceptance, invoices, payments, uploads, and production intake remain closed. Listed fees and payment structures are planning information until an approved scope and terms are issued after activation.
Declared-scope planning estimate
Plan the localization budget before sharing a manuscript.
No upload is required to calculate or request a manual review. The public estimate creates no commercial record.
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Describe the edition
The automatic rate combines the language direction, editorial character of the genre, source length, target-market variant, and material scope. Eligible rates remain between USD 0.08 and USD 0.12 per source word.
Eligible browser estimate: $7,200.00.
Non-contractual planning estimate
Rule v3$7,200.00
80,000 source words at USD 0.09 per word.
Edition variant: Brazilian Portuguese
- Localization
- $7,200.00
- Publication tier
- Not selected
Language pairUSD 0.085
Genre+USD 0.005
LengthUSD 0
50% deposit$3,600.00
50% before delivery$3,600.00
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Choose localization only or one publication tier
No publication tier is preselected. Each higher tier is cumulative, and the complete deliverables remain visible before agreement.
Ready when the scope is right
Send this saved scope for a manual edition review.
Private Studio accounts are not open yet. Your calculator choices can be carried into the public inquiry form without uploading a manuscript.
The browser estimate is non-contractual and reserves no capacity. MAQUINE reviews the saved scope before any proposal.
The public calculator applies the published planning model to the declared language pair, target-market variant, genre, source-word count, and material-scope answers. It creates no proposal, payable amount, capacity reservation, or upload request. Specialist and complex scopes require manual review.
Core language corridors
Target-market decisions for the pairs MAQUINE works with most closely.
Each corridor explains the edition choices that sit behind the calculator: variant, register, editorial risk, metadata, rights boundary, and publication route.
Base localization scope
The per-word fee includes an editorial production system.
The base service is more than a translated manuscript. It establishes voice, terminology, review ownership, and a traceable final handoff for one contracted target-market edition.
Human-led standard
Qualified language professionals make and review the editorial decisions. A manuscript is not sent to a generative-AI provider by default. Any approved assistive processing must be disclosed and agreed in writing for that project.
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Human-led manuscript localization for the contracted language and target market
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Bilingual editorial revision and target-language reading pass
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Project terminology and voice record
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Document-level linguistic and consistency QA
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Consolidated rightsholder review round
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Final clean manuscript, approval log, and delivery manifest
Included review
One consolidated rightsholder review round within the agreed editorial brief.
Separately scoped
Cover art, new illustrations, legal clearance, distribution, and publication files unless selected as a package.
Your rights stay yours
A professional foreign edition without an implied rights deal.
MAQUINE's standard Studio service does not require you to sell, assign, or license publishing rights to MAQUINE. You pay a transparent project fee and receive the contracted localized deliverables after final payment.
No royalty participation
No mandatory distribution agreement
No long-term exclusivity
No forced publishing-rights transfer
One accountable workflow
From public planning to a separately certified private workflow.
Only planning and a manual review request are public today. Proposal, agreement, payment, private upload, production, and delivery remain closed until their exact controls are approved.
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Estimate
Use declared scope to build a non-contractual planning result.
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Choose an option
Compare localization, reviews, and publication tiers without accepting or paying for them.
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Request manual review
Carry the non-sensitive scope into an inquiry; no manuscript or account is required.
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Wait for certification
Proposal, agreement, billing, and capacity gates must be approved before commercial intake.
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Keep files and payment closed
Do not pay or share a manuscript until MAQUINE expressly opens an approved private project path.
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Activate one bounded pilot
Production and delivery open only after their controls are independently certified.
Built for accountable rightsholders
A production route for books with a real market decision ahead.
The Studio serves rightsholders who want a controlled foreign edition, not speculative translation volume or an implied rights transfer.
Independent authors
Established authors with clear rights, source files, and a defined foreign-market objective.
Publishers and imprints
Backlist or frontlist teams testing one title, a language corridor, or a repeatable series program.
Agents and estates
Authorized representatives preparing a title for direct edition production or a stronger licensing conversation.
Specialist presses
Academic and professional publishers that need scope, citation, terminology, and layout risks reviewed before pricing.
Localization pilot planning option
Test the editorial working relationship before commissioning the full book.
The published USD 950 planning option covers up to 10 source pages or 2,500 source words, an edited target-language sample, a terminology and voice note, and a concise QA summary. It is not currently available for checkout or production.
A manual review can assess fit without requesting payment or a manuscript. Any future pilot requires an approved scope, agreement, billing path, capacity confirmation, and private-file controls.
Standard deadline
No delivery commitment until scope, capacity, payment, and file controls are activated.
Build only the edition you need
Localization stands on its own. Publication assets remain optional.
Each cumulative tier has a published planning price and deliverable list. Nothing is preselected or accepted; localization can be reviewed as a separate planning option.
Publication tier 1
Metadata Essentials
A complete target-market identity for retailer, catalog, and distributor systems.
+ $495.00
- Three localized title and subtitle directions
- One-line hook and short back-cover blurb
- Long retailer description
- Seven search-keyword phrases
- BISAC and Thema category recommendations
- Author, series, contributor, and edition metadata
- Copyright-page checklist
- Structured metadata delivery sheet
Publication tier 2
Publication-Ready Edition
Everything in Metadata Essentials plus a finished digital and print interior.
+ $1,295.00
- Everything in Metadata Essentials
- Validated reflowable EPUB 3
- Print-ready interior PDF for one trim size
- Table of contents, front matter, and back matter
- Digital and print preflight QA
- One consolidated proof cycle
Publication tier 3
Market Launch
Everything in Publication-Ready Edition plus a guided retailer and launch handoff.
+ $2,195.00
- Everything in Publication-Ready Edition
- Retail listing and Amazon A+ copy
- Launch email and social copy kit
- KDP and IngramSpark setup assistance
- Territory and list-price recommendation
- Post-upload listing QA
- Thirty days of launch support
Commercial clarity
No invoice, payment, or upload while private activation is pending.
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Planning estimate
The public result is non-contractual and creates no commercial record.
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Manual review
The inquiry preserves declared scope without accepting a tier or reserving capacity.
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Commercial controls
No proposal or agreement opens before legal, offer, billing, and capacity approval.
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Private controls
No payment or manuscript upload opens before the certified project path is expressly activated.
Choose the right MAQUINE relationship
A service project, a rights mandate, and a MAQUINE edition are different transactions.
Each path has its own agreement, economics, authority, and approval structure. Entering the Studio never opts a rightsholder into representation or publishing.
Fee-based service
Foreign Edition Studio
You commission localization and selected production assets. Rights and royalties remain yours.
Calculate the serviceSeparate representation mandate
Rights Partnerships
MAQUINE may represent defined rights only through a separate written mandate with territory, format, term, and reporting rules.
Review partnership pathsSelective publishing agreement
MAQUINE Editions
A MAQUINE-published edition requires a distinct license and publishing agreement. Current public covers are edition studies, not claimed client titles.
See edition studiesStudio FAQ
The practical questions, answered before you upload.
The Studio is designed to make confidential, commercial, and rights decisions explicit rather than burying them inside a generic inquiry form.
Do I give MAQUINE my publishing rights?
No. The standard Studio service is a project-fee engagement. You retain the original copyright, publishing rights, royalties, and creative control. MAQUINE receives only the limited authorization needed to review, localize, process, and deliver the contracted edition.
Is the public calculation a quote?
No. While private Studio activation is pending, the public calculator is a non-contractual planning estimate only. It creates no proposal, payable amount, capacity reservation, or production commitment. You can carry the declared scope into a manual review request.
How does the paid Localization Pilot work?
The USD 950 Pilot is published for planning, but checkout and production intake are not open. A manual review can confirm fit; no paid engagement exists until MAQUINE issues and both parties approve the applicable scope and terms after activation.
Do I need to upload my manuscript to receive a quote?
No. The planning estimate and manual review request use declared scope only. Do not send a manuscript through the public form or ordinary email. Private upload remains unavailable until the Studio expressly confirms activation and an approved project path requires the file.
Can localization be scoped without a publication package?
Yes as a planning option. Metadata, publication-ready files, retailer copy, distribution support, and add-ons remain separate and are never preselected. No option is currently accepted or payable through the public site.
Declared-scope planning estimate
Plan the edition before sharing the manuscript.
Calculate a declared-scope planning estimate, choose one optional publication tier, and carry the saved scope into a manual review. The private Studio remains closed until its security and provider gates pass.