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📚 Book Translator v1 – by Malemsana
Ever wanted to read Sherlock Holmes or any classic book…
but the language was so ancient it hurt your brain? 😩📖
This tool changes that.
Welcome to the Book Translator v1, a powerful tool that rewrites and translates books into simpler, modern, or native-language versions — all powered by an LLM like Gemini.
✨ Features
- 🔁 Translate entire
.epubor.txtbooks - 🧠 Convert Victorian/Old English to simple, readable English
- 🌍 Works with multiple languages
- ✍️ Modify writing style as well as language (e.g., casual tone, academic tone)
- 📦 Output is saved as a clean
.epub– ready to read on your favorite e-reader
🧰 Requirements
You can run this in Google Colab (recommended) or locally with Python 3.
pip install ebooklib langdetect tqdm
# plus either OpenAI or Gemini API packages:
pip install openai
# or for Gemini:
pip install google-generativeai
🚀 How to Use (Colab Recommended)
🟢 Step-by-step (Colab):
- Open
book_translator_colab.ipynb - Upload your
.epubor.pdffile when prompted - Enter:
- Your API key (Gemini or OpenAI)
- Your source style or language (e.g., “Victorian English”)
- Your target style or language (e.g., “Simple English” or “Hindi”)
- Run all the cells — the notebook:
- Breaks your book into chunks
- Sends each one to the LLM
- Reassembles them into a translated
.epub
- Download and enjoy your upgraded book 🤓📱
🧠 Example Prompt
We send prompts like this to the model:
“Rewrite the following text into simple, modern English.
Make sure it’s easy to understand, while keeping the original meaning.
Avoid old-fashioned vocabulary.”
This creates output that’s smooth and readable — perfect for younger readers or second-language learners!
🧪 Example Result
Original:
“To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,” was written on it...
Translated:
It said, “To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends at the C.C.H.”...
🔮 Future Upgrades
- 🎨 Tone options like “child-friendly”, “detective report”, or “chat-style”
- 📖 Upload multiple books
- 🗣️ Convert to audio with text-to-speech
- 🌐 Web UI version in the works
👑 Author
Created with love by Malemsana 🧪
This project was born from a desire to actually finish reading Sherlock Holmes without needing a dictionary.
Check out my profile: huggingface.co/Malemsana
⚖️ License
MIT – use it, remix it, improve it. Give old books new life.
⭐ If this tool helps you read, learn, or enjoy more books — give it a star!