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Kindle Create Review: Price, Features and Score

Kindle Create: Amazon's free desktop app for formatting Kindle ebooks and KDP print books. Free, on Windows and Mac. We did not test it; the facts come from its own pages.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

Kindle Create on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · book formatting · #3 of 13 ·

Best for: KDP authors wanting free, simple formatting for text-heavy books

BookBird Author Score8.6/10 #3 of 13 book formatting. Worked out from Kindle Create’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts43.8/50Each of the 8 author jobs on the book formatting list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when Kindle Create’s own pages confirm it. 7 of 8 confirmed = 43.8 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts17.5/25Searches, 20 points: 5,400 a month for “kindle create”, against Adobe InDesign, the most searched in this category (22,200), on a log scale = 17.2. Trend, 5 points: down 43% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 0.4; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 86.3 of 100 points= 8.6 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from Kindle Create’s own pages

  • Yes: EPUB for ebook stores
  • Yes: Print-ready PDF in KDP trim sizes
  • Yes: Ready-made book designs
  • Yes: Device and print preview
  • Yes: Imports a Word file
  • Yes: Front and back matter
  • Not stated: Full-bleed images (not stated)
  • Yes: Several editions from one file

Kindle Create pricing

Free. There is a free plan. Plans, in US dollars:

  • Kindle Create: Free

Free download for PC and Mac.

What Kindle Create offers

  • Imports .doc/.docx, .rtf and .txt
  • Four book themes for reflowable ebooks
  • One-click table of contents from detected chapters
  • Ebook and paperback/hardcover from the same manuscript
  • Any KDP-supported trim size; margins, headers, page numbers set for you
  • Previewer for tablets, phones and Kindle e-readers
  • Print Replica with audio, video and image pop-ups
  • Comics and kids' books with Guided View

Runs on: Windows and Mac. Exports: KPF, EPUB and print-ready file for KDP paperback/hardcover.

Kindle Create alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Draft2Digital Formatter9.0Free planAuthors wanting free EPUB and paperback PDF, publishing wide or not
Atticus8.9$147 one-timeSelf-publishers who write and format in one app, any OS
Vellum8.6$199.99 one-timeMac-based authors formatting many books for a one-time price
Bookow7.4$80 one-timeAuthors wanting a typeset KDP-ready interior per book, no software
Reedsy Studio6.9Free plan; paid from $52.99 a year (add-on)Authors wanting free typesetting and real-time editor collaboration

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How the score is computed: the formula, step by step.