I have done 50 - 1 hour interviews that i need to get transcribed, do publishers provide some service here?

Answer 1

For a good quality transcript done by someone who cares about the end product you are looking at anywhere from $50 to $100 per audio hour. So just to be on the safe side you best have a budget of about $3800 for this project. You'll get offers from people who say they will do it for $20 per audio hour and you will smile and think how great that you can find it so cheap. However, before you accept an offer like that you need to consider are they offshore (basically someone who is English second language-ESL) which means they will need major proofing and editing work which makes that $20 per audio hour not go very far considering all the clean up you have to do. Anyway, I would offer my services but I think you need to consider all your options before deciding on what you are going to do. A good google search using the terms "general transcription" and going to a few business sites and asking for quotes is a good place to start.

Answer 2

You may do the best job yourself with speech-to-text software, then edit it yourself once it's all in text. I'm using a version of Dragon Naturally Speaking to transcribe notes and whole chapters of a novel I recorded in longhand that may be tough to read by anyone else. I wouldn't count on a publisher to transcribe what you have unless you've presented a well-constructed query and actually have one on hand who's willing to do this work for you; don't bet the lunch money on this unless the final version is compelling to said publisher.

Answer 3

my suggestion to you is track down a college student, especially one who has interned in TV, if you can, to do the transcribing for a small fee.

Many production assistants and interns spend a good portion of their day transcribing interviews they've conducted so that producers can easily write scripts by selecting bites from the logs.

Answer 4

I transcribe for several speakers and authors giving seminars. I know of a few others who also provide this service. If you'd be so kind as to email the topic of discussion we could talk further.

Answer 5

I don't know about publishers, but many people utilize advertising services such as craigslist to find freelance transcribers. They usually charge by the page, but this varies person to person.