How to Disclose AI-Generated Content When Publishing a Book on Amazon KDP

The short answer

Amazon KDP requires authors and publishers to disclose AI-generated content when publishing a book. If an AI tool created text, images, or translations that appear in the final manuscript or files, report that use in the KDP publishing workflow.

You generally do not need to disclose AI assistance when you wrote the original content yourself and used an AI tool only for brainstorming, editing, proofreading, formatting help, or idea development. The key distinction is whether AI created the content itself or only helped you produce and improve it.

Disclosure is one part of publishing responsibly. You remain responsible for the book’s accuracy, originality, copyright status, quality, metadata, and compliance with Amazon’s content guidelines.

What Amazon KDP means by AI-generated content

Amazon separates AI-generated content from AI-assisted content. This distinction applies to the material included in the finished book, not merely to the software used during your creative process.

AI-generated content

Content is AI-generated when an AI tool creates the actual material that you use in your book. Examples include:

• A language model writes a complete chapter, poem, article, story, or section that appears in the manuscript.
• An image generator creates a cover illustration, interior artwork, map, diagram, or decorative graphic used in the book.
• An AI translation tool produces a translated edition that you publish with limited human rewriting.
• An AI system generates captions, exercises, worksheets, character descriptions, or other text included in the final product.

If you generate a passage with an AI writing platform, make light edits, and include it in the finished book, it is still reasonable to treat that passage as AI-generated for KDP disclosure purposes. Editing does not automatically change how the underlying content was created.

AI-assisted content

AI-assisted content is work you create yourself with AI providing limited support. Common examples include:

• Asking AI for possible nonfiction topics, titles, or outlines.
• Using AI to suggest spelling, grammar, punctuation, or clarity improvements.
• Requesting feedback on a chapter you wrote.
• Using an AI tool to brainstorm names, plot possibilities, or marketing ideas.
• Adjusting formatting, organizing notes, or converting a document with software assistance.

For example, an author who writes a 60,000-word novel and uses an AI editor to identify repetitive sentences has created the underlying text. That use is generally AI-assisted rather than AI-generated.

The boundary can become unclear when a tool rewrites entire paragraphs or produces substantial replacement text. When in doubt, consider whether the final wording originated from you or from the model. If the model created material that remains in the book, disclose it.

How to disclose AI-generated content on KDP

The disclosure process takes place inside your KDP Bookshelf while you create or edit a book. Amazon may update the exact wording or placement of the questions, so follow the prompts shown in your account.

Use this general process:

1. Sign in to your Amazon KDP account and open the Bookshelf.
2. Start a new title or open an existing title for editing.
3. Enter the book details, upload the manuscript, and provide the cover files as requested.
4. Look for the question about AI-generated content during the publishing setup.
5. Identify whether the book contains AI-generated text, images, or translations.
6. Select the applicable disclosure option and complete the remaining publishing steps.
7. Review the previewer and submit the book for KDP review.

The disclosure is associated with the title information you submit to Amazon. It is not a substitute for describing the book accurately in its title, subtitle, description, categories, or keywords.

If you revise a book after publication and add AI-generated material, review the disclosure information again before republishing. A book that was originally written without AI-generated content can require a different answer after a major revision.

Do you have to disclose AI-generated books?

Yes, if AI generated any material that remains in the book. The rule applies whether AI produced the entire manuscript or only certain components, such as illustrations, a translation, or several chapters.

You should not assume that a book is exempt because a human edited it. A human review is important, but it does not erase the fact that AI created part of the published material.

You also should not assume that disclosure is required merely because AI appeared somewhere in your workflow. Using AI to brainstorm an outline, correct grammar, or evaluate your own draft is generally assistance rather than generation.

For a practical test, ask these three questions:

• Did the AI tool create words, images, or translations used in the final book?
• Did I substantially rewrite or replace that output before publication?
• Can I identify which parts of the final file came from the tool?

If the answer to the first question is yes, disclosure is the safer and more transparent choice. If you are unsure how much of the output remains, disclose the relevant category and keep records of your editorial process.

Examples of common KDP disclosure situations

A fully AI-generated short story collection

An author prompts an AI tool to write ten short stories, performs light revisions, creates an AI-generated cover, and uploads the collection to KDP. The author should disclose AI-generated text and AI-generated images.

A human-written novel with AI proofreading

An author writes every scene and uses AI to identify grammar errors and awkward phrasing. The author accepts a few suggested corrections but does not use newly generated passages. This is typically AI-assisted work, so the author generally would not report the manuscript as AI-generated.

An AI-generated children’s picture book

A creator uses AI to write the story and generate the illustrations, then arranges the pages in a design program. Both the text and images should be disclosed as AI-generated. The layout software does not change the origin of the underlying materials.

A nonfiction book created from AI drafts

An author asks an AI platform to draft every chapter, checks the claims, rewrites sections, and adds personal examples. If AI-created wording remains in the final manuscript, the book should be disclosed as containing AI-generated text.

A translated edition

An author writes a book in English and uses an AI translation tool to create a Spanish edition. If the translation is used in the published file, disclose AI-generated translation content unless the work was fully recreated by a human translator without retaining the AI output.

What to check before submitting an AI-generated book

Disclosure does not make an inaccurate or infringing book acceptable. Amazon KDP places responsibility for the finished product on the publisher, so review the book as carefully as you would any other submission.

Check factual accuracy

AI-generated nonfiction may contain invented sources, incorrect dates, unsupported medical claims, or plausible but false explanations. Verify important claims against authoritative sources, especially in health, finance, law, history, science, and current events.

A structured review can help you identify weak claims and missing citations. Use this fact-checking and editing workflow for AI-generated books before uploading your final files.

Check copyright and permissions

Do not assume that AI output is automatically free of third-party rights. Review names, quotations, song lyrics, images, logos, recognizable characters, and material that appears to imitate a living author or established franchise.

You also need the rights to every asset used in the cover and interior. If a tool’s terms grant commercial rights only under certain conditions, save the relevant terms and follow them. For broader background on ownership and commercial use, see this guide to copyright and commercial rights for AI-generated books.

Check quality and consistency

Look for repeated phrases, contradictory character details, abrupt changes in tone, generic explanations, and chapters that restate the same point. Fiction authors should check timelines, ages, settings, and character motivations. Nonfiction authors should check whether each chapter supports the book’s promise.

For books created with an AI publishing platform such as Gamibooks, review the generated manuscript rather than assuming the platform’s workflow replaces editorial judgment. AI can accelerate drafting and production, but the publisher still decides what reaches readers.

Check the files and metadata

Use the KDP previewer to inspect page breaks, headings, image placement, table of contents links, margins, and blank pages. Check that the author name, subtitle, description, categories, and keywords accurately represent the book.

For ebooks, export a valid EPUB and inspect it on multiple screen sizes. A KDP-ready EPUB export guide can help you understand the technical checks before submission.

How to document your AI use

Amazon’s disclosure question is usually simple, but maintaining private records is still useful. Documentation can help you revise the book, answer questions about rights, and distinguish generated material from your own work.

Keep:

• The name and version of each AI tool used.
• Dates of major generations and revisions.
• Prompts or project instructions for important sections.
• Original drafts and exported files.
• Notes showing which passages you rewrote or removed.
• Licenses or terms for images, fonts, datasets, and other assets.
• Research sources used to verify factual claims.

You do not need to publish your entire prompt history with the book. The purpose of documentation is to maintain a clear production record and support responsible editing.

Does AI disclosure affect sales or eligibility?

Disclosure itself is not a guarantee of approval, rejection, or sales performance. Amazon evaluates books under its broader content, quality, metadata, and customer-experience requirements. A disclosed book can still be rejected for misleading metadata, poor formatting, copyright infringement, repetitive content, or other violations.

Likewise, failing to disclose AI-generated content can create avoidable risk. Amazon may request changes, restrict a title, or take other action if a book violates its rules or if the submitted information is inaccurate. The safest approach is to answer the disclosure question honestly and focus on producing a useful, original, properly edited book.

A simple KDP disclosure checklist

Before you click publish, confirm the following:

• AI created no final text, images, or translations, or you have selected the relevant AI-generated disclosure options.
• You reviewed every chapter for factual errors and unsupported claims.
• You have commercial rights to the cover, illustrations, fonts, and other assets.
• Your title, description, categories, and keywords accurately describe the book.
• The ebook or print interior passes the preview and formatting checks.
• You retained notes about the tools, drafts, edits, and research used.

The central rule is straightforward: disclose AI when it generated content that appears in the finished book, and distinguish that from AI tools used only to assist your own creative work. Accurate disclosure, careful editing, rights review, and honest metadata give an AI-assisted or AI-generated book a stronger foundation for publication on Amazon KDP.