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Translation and Typesetting for Publishers

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Translation of books for publication is an active branch in the language service industry. It requires a great amount of know-how in the fields of translation and typesetting technology. CAT tools prove to be useful in book translation, because it can promote the efficiency of translation production, improve the interface of proofreading, enhance the quality assurance mechanism, and save the editing time by providing better typesetting results. Translation projects of books can also be used as an excellent form of training material.

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  1. College of Foreign Languages, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China

    Bin Xu

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  1. College of Foreign Languages, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

    Feng Yue

  2. Department of Translation and Interpreting, College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Youlan Tao

  3. School of Interpreting and Translation Studies, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    Huashu Wang

  4. School of International Studies, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China

    Qiliang Cui

  5. College of Foreign Languages, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China

    Bin Xu

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Xu, B. (2019). Translation and Typesetting for Publishers. In: Yue, F., Tao, Y., Wang, H., Cui, Q., Xu, B. (eds) Restructuring Translation Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3167-1_6

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