Is Alianza Editorial trustworthy?
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Laurence Bourel
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May 15

Hello, have you ever worked for the Spanish publishing company Alianza Editorial? They have just contacted me for a huge job. In the mail, their rate is 0,40$/word, which seems important. How can I be sure they pay me once they have my translated work ? Thanks for your help

 
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Too good to be true May 15

$0.40/word ... today? I would be most cautious.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Maria Teresa Pozzi
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Most probably May 15

0,04

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Is Alianza Editorial trustworthy? Certainly not who contacted you. May 15

Laurence Bourel wrote:

their rate is 0,40$/word

Sure...

Just because someone states to be from a certain company, this doesn't mean it is true.


Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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@Laurence May 15

Why don't you get in touch directly with Alianza Editorial? I'm sure they will tell you it's a scam. O,40€/word? I wish! A few minutes ago an author has offered me 0.01€/word...

Maria Laura Curzi
 
Laurence Bourel
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suspicion of fraud May 15

Thanks to all for your replies.
Here are their terms :
"(1) Translation rate: $0.40 per word,you can also give us your rate as well,if doesn't work for you
(2) Working days: Weekdays would be suitable, but the project timeline is flexible if needed.
(3) Payment: Upon completion and delivery of the translated manuscript"

What is strange is the rate in dollars, whereas the company is in Spain; moreover, the sentence "you can also give us your rate as well,
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Thanks to all for your replies.
Here are their terms :
"(1) Translation rate: $0.40 per word,you can also give us your rate as well,if doesn't work for you
(2) Working days: Weekdays would be suitable, but the project timeline is flexible if needed.
(3) Payment: Upon completion and delivery of the translated manuscript"

What is strange is the rate in dollars, whereas the company is in Spain; moreover, the sentence "you can also give us your rate as well,if doesn't work for you" sounds weird
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Laurence Bourel
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probably a scam May 15

You are right, it is probably a scam, the phone number does not match, it is in the USA, and the email address has a double "l". They have copied.pasted the logo and the legal information. It seems professional but it is not. Thanks a lot!

Andrus Lauringson
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Maria Laura Curzi
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The *real* Alianza Editorial is a big player May 15

Alianza Editorial is one of the old and big publishers in Spanish > https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alianza_Editorial

As per their website > https://www.alianzaeditorial.es/ they are part
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Alianza Editorial is one of the old and big publishers in Spanish > https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alianza_Editorial

As per their website > https://www.alianzaeditorial.es/ they are part of Grupo Anaya > https://www.grupoanaya.es/
They have many imprints > https://www.grupoanaya.es/editoriales

Of course, it's a scam! Just do some basic googling, for sake.

It would be awesome if anyone from Anaya would contact me out of the blue to offer me a translation job for any rate (even 0.005 per word), which would make my year. LOL
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I got it too May 18

I received a few emails from them. I wonder whether they are legit. So here I am. Thanks.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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@All May 20

It seems that scammers have stopped posing as translation agencies and now prefer to target publishers...

Maria Laura Curzi
 


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