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November 7, 2025By Katy Hershberger

Amazon Launches AI Translation for Self-Published Ebooks

November 7, 2025By Katy Hershberger

Amazon has launched an AI translation service for independent Kindle Direct Publishing authors. Currently in beta and available to “select” KDP authors, Kindle Translation will convert books between English and Spanish and from German to English. The translated books will be clearly labeled and available in the Kindle store. Amazon’s announcement states that the translation takes “a few days,” and more languages will be added in the future. “All translations are automatically evaluated for accuracy before publication, and authors can choose whether to preview or automatically publish completed translations,” they say. In a sign of the anticipated market for the […]

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