![]() ![]() This quite obviously gives rise to a chicken and egg scenario. Other (e)Book sales platforms such as Smashwords and Createspace simply have sweeping statements such as “We support most languages.” Or something similar.Īfter chatting with the Amazon support staff their stance on supporting additional foreign languages seems to be that once the demand from authors is there, they will hire the necessary staff needed to police and review such titles. I find that Googling “ What languages does Smashwords/ Amazon accept” does not always give you an answer.Īmazon is one of the few eBook platforms that lists the exact languages accepted on the KDP platform. ![]() ![]() I will list the supported publishing languages of Amazon and Smashwords for those authors publishing an eBook and Createspace for those authors who still want to feel their book in a paperback format.Īs a South African, our country supports 11 official languages and as a result I often have curious authors wondering if their Zulu, Xhosa or Swahili manuscript will be accepted for publishing on Amazon and the other online eBook platforms. This will be a short article helping self-published authors around the world understand if their book written in their unique home language will be accepted online.
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