Amazon KDP · 2026
How to publish a translated book on Amazon KDP.
Translated books sell on KDP as their own titles — and Amazon's own Kindle Translate covers only a handful of language pairs. Here is the full path from manuscript to a published foreign edition, rights and disclosure included.
Step 1
Confirm the translation rights
Your book, your rights. If a publisher released it, the contract usually reserves translations — get written permission first.
Step 2
Get the translation
Kindle Translate (free, beta) covers a few English↔European pairs for eBooks. For languages it doesn't support — or for a print-ready, layout-preserved PDF — use a per-page service. Beta list last verified November 3, 2026.
Step 3
Publish it as a separate title
The translated edition gets its own KDP listing: title, cover, description, keywords, and price per marketplace. It sits beside the original on your author page.
Step 4
Answer the AI questions accurately
KDP's publishing flow asks about AI-generated content. Disclose honestly based on how your translation was produced — AI-translated, human-reviewed, or fully human.
Step 5
Paperback? Bring a print-ready PDF
KDP paperback needs print-ready files. A layout-preserved PDF from a book translation service uploads cleanly; raw machine-translated text does not.
Official source: Kindle Translate on KDP Help. For the full language list and limits, see our Kindle Translate guide.
KDP questions, answered.
Short answers about rights, disclosure, and formats.
Does Amazon translate my book for me?
Partly. Kindle Translate is a free AI beta inside KDP, but it only covers English paired with a handful of European languages, and it works on eBooks only. For other languages — and for print-ready files — you bring your own translation.
Can I publish a translated book on KDP?
Yes. The translation is published as a separate KDP title with its own title, cover, keywords, and price. You don't need Amazon's permission to translate your own book.
Who owns the translation rights?
You do, if you wrote the book. Standard publishing contracts usually reserve translation rights, so if a publisher released your book, check the contract or get written permission before translating.
Do I have to disclose AI involvement?
KDP asks whether the book contains AI-generated content when you publish. Answer accurately for how your translation was produced — a service should tell you exactly what was AI-translated and what was human-reviewed.
Need a language Kindle Translate doesn't cover?
Get a print-ready, layout-preserved translation from $0.02 a page — KDP paperback-ready.
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