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KDP language support checker

Check whether KDP even lists your book language.

Forcing Korean, Russian, or Simplified Chinese into KDP wastes a review cycle. This checker reads the published language table and names the local alternative.

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Languages KDP often does not take

Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Turkish are not on the published KDP language table. Hindi and Tamil can be ebooks without paperbacks. Polish can be print without ebook.

What to do instead

Korean → Ridibooks or KakaoPage. Thai → meb. Arabic ebook → Abjjad plus KDP ebook. Simplified Chinese web fiction → Qidian or Fanqie, which ban AI body text.

Next release checks

Where to publish this book

Pick language and format. See which stores actually fit.

KDP is not a world passport. Korean, Russian, and Simplified Chinese bounce. Select locks other ebook stores. This map uses one rules table, not forty cloned pages.Open check

For translated and non-English books

A language-first path before you pay for a second cover.

Translation does not mint a KDP listing. If the language is missing from Amazon's table, print a second cover in Korean and you still have nowhere to upload.Open check

KDP translation help

AI book translation: the zero-budget way into new language markets, done carefully.

"Translate your book into other languages with 0 budget" is a standing KDP community thread. AI makes it possible; disclosure and human review make it safe.Open check

Marketplace publishing guide

Amazon MX publishing: listing and getting paid on Amazon.com.mx.

Amazon.com.mx is a separate marketplace inside the same KDP account. Spanish-language authors keep asking the same setup questions; here are the answers in one pass.Open check

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I upload Simplified Chinese to KDP anyway?

The published table does not list it. Use a local serial platform or a direct Chinese channel, not a fake KDP language code.

Does Kindle Translate change this?

Kindle Translate currently covers English with Spanish, German, French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. It does not add Korean.

Is the list complete?

It covers high-demand languages. Recheck Amazon's language Help page before you upload.

Language fits? Check the file next.

A supported language still fails if the interior or cover is wrong.

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