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- Content uploaded in an eBook-only language cannot be converted into a paperback book.
- eBook content uploaded in an unsupported language won’t display properly on Kindle devices and will be removed from sale.
- Select the language in your Bookshelf that matches the language of the written content to prevent file rejection.
- Content uploaded in a paperback-only language cannot be converted into a Kindle eBook or hardcover book.
- Right-to-left (RTL) writing languages don't support the standard color option.
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| Bokmål Norwegian | Gujarati (eBook only) | Polish (paperback and hardcover only) |
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| Eastern Frisian | Luxembourgish | Tamil (eBook only) |
| English | Marathi (eBook only) | Ukrainian (paperback and hardcover only) |
| Finnish | Malayalam (eBook only) | Welsh |
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