KDP supported languages (47): eBook, paperback and hardcover
Amazon KDP supports 47 languages: 44 for Kindle eBooks, 40 for paperbacks and 39 for hardcovers. 7 are eBook only, among them Arabic and Hindi; Polish, Ukrainian and Yiddish are print only; Japanese has no hardcover. kdpbook.io writes books in 34 of them.
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All 47 KDP languages by format
Yes means KDP accepts books in that language for the format. The last column shows the languages kdpbook.io can write in. Notes repeat KDP’s own qualifiers and the right-to-left print rules.
| Language | Kindle eBook | Paperback | Hardcover | kdpbook.io | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Alsatian | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Arabic | Yes | No | No | Yes | eBook only |
| Basque | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Bokmål Norwegian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Breton | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Catalan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | No | Yes | eBook only |
| Cornish | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Corsican | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Danish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Dutch/Flemish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Eastern Frisian | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Finnish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Frisian | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Galician | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Gujarati | Yes | No | No | Yes | eBook only |
| Hebrew | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Paperbacks can be printed right to left; they aren't eligible for Expanded Distribution |
| Hindi | Yes | No | No | Yes | eBook only |
| Icelandic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Irish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | eBook and paperback only. Paperbacks can be printed right to left; they aren't eligible for Expanded Distribution |
| Latin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Luxembourgish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Malayalam | Yes | No | No | Yes | eBook only |
| Manx | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Marathi | Yes | No | No | Yes | eBook only |
| Northern Frisian | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Norwegian | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Nynorsk Norwegian | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Persian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Polish | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Paperback and hardcover only |
| Portuguese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Provençal | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Romansh | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Scots | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Scottish Gaelic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Swedish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Tamil | Yes | No | No | Yes | eBook only |
| Ukrainian | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Paperback and hardcover only |
| Welsh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Yiddish | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Paperback and left-to-right hardcover only. Paperbacks can be printed right to left; they aren't eligible for Expanded Distribution |
Format rules to know
- Content uploaded in an eBook-only language can’t be converted into a paperback, and content in a paperback-only language can’t become a Kindle eBook or a hardcover.
- Japanese has no hardcover. KDP prints right-to-left paperbacks only in Hebrew, Yiddish and Japanese, and paperbacks in those three languages aren’t eligible for Expanded Distribution.
- Choose the language in your Bookshelf that matches the written content: KDP rejects files whose language doesn’t match.
Languages KDP doesn’t support
Authors often ask about Korean, Russian, Turkish, Greek, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Chinese (Simplified), Vietnamese and Indonesian. None of them is on KDP’s list as of September 28, 2026. KDP says eBooks uploaded in an unsupported language won’t display properly on Kindle devices and will be removed from sale.
kdpbook.io writes books in these 34 languages
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Finnish, Catalan, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Persian, Galician, Basque, Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Icelandic, Afrikaans, Latin, Luxembourgish and Yiddish.
They are all on KDP’s list. Check the formats in the table first: on KDP, an Arabic book can only be a Kindle eBook, and a Polish book only a paperback or a hardcover.
Questions
How many languages does KDP support?
47, according to KDP Help: 44 for Kindle eBooks, 40 for paperbacks and 39 for hardcovers. Most languages work in all three formats.
Which languages are eBook only on KDP?
Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil. KDP can't turn content in an eBook-only language into a paperback.
Which languages are print only on KDP?
Polish, Ukrainian and Yiddish can be paperbacks and hardcovers (Yiddish hardcovers left to right only), but not Kindle eBooks.
Can I publish a book in Korean, Russian or Turkish on KDP?
No: Korean, Russian, Turkish, Greek, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Chinese (Simplified), Vietnamese and Indonesian aren't on KDP's list of supported languages. KDP says eBooks uploaded in an unsupported language won't display properly on Kindle and will be removed from sale.
Which languages can kdpbook.io write books in?
34: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Finnish, Catalan, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Persian, Galician, Basque, Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Icelandic, Afrikaans, Latin, Luxembourgish and Yiddish. Each is on KDP's list; the table shows which formats KDP accepts for each.