Amazon KDP's rules on AI content
Amazon KDP allows books made with AI, but you must tell KDP about any AI-generated text, images or translations when you publish a new book or republish an edited one. AI-assisted content, where you created the work yourself and used AI only to edit, check or brainstorm, does not have to be disclosed.
Updated . This guide summarises the Artificial intelligence (AI) content section of the KDP content guidelines as it read on that date. It is not legal advice, and the KDP page is the authority.
Source: KDP Content Guidelines, Kindle Direct Publishing help. To check your own book against the rule, use the KDP AI disclosure checker.
What Amazon KDP requires when a book uses AI
The requirement has three parts, as of November 2026:
- What to disclose. AI-generated content of three kinds: text, images and translations. KDP says images include cover and interior images and artwork.
- When to disclose. When you publish a new book, and again when you make edits to an existing book and republish it through KDP.
- What you do not need to disclose. AI-assisted content.
How KDP defines AI-generated and AI-assisted
The whole rule turns on these two definitions, so they are worth reading closely.
AI-generated
KDP defines AI-generated content as text, images or translations created by an AI-based tool. If you used an AI-based tool to create the actual content, it is AI-generated, in the words of the guideline, "even if you applied substantial edits afterwards".
AI-assisted
Content is AI-assisted when you created it yourself and then used AI-based tools to edit, refine, error-check or otherwise improve it. KDP says the same applies if you used an AI-based tool to brainstorm and generate ideas but ultimately created the text or images yourself. It adds that you do not need to inform KDP about the use of such tools.
The test is who created the actual content. If the tool produced the words or the picture, it is AI-generated. If you produced them and the tool helped, it is AI-assisted.
AI-generated or AI-assisted: common cases
This table applies the KDP definitions to situations authors ask about. It is our reading of the definitions, not a list published by Amazon.
| What you did | KDP category | Disclose? |
|---|---|---|
| An AI tool wrote the chapters and you published them as they were | AI-generated | Yes |
| An AI tool wrote the draft and you rewrote large parts of it | AI-generated | Yes |
| An AI tool made the cover image | AI-generated | Yes |
| An AI tool made illustrations inside the book | AI-generated | Yes |
| An AI tool translated your book into another language | AI-generated | Yes |
| You wrote the book and used an AI tool to check spelling and grammar | AI-assisted | No |
| You wrote the book and used an AI tool to tighten or improve your sentences | AI-assisted | No |
| An AI tool suggested ideas or an outline, and you wrote all the text yourself | AI-assisted | No |
The three kinds of content are judged separately. A book you wrote entirely by hand still needs a disclosure if its cover image came from an AI tool.
You are responsible for what the AI wrote
The same section of the guidelines says you are responsible for verifying that all AI-generated and AI-assisted content follows every KDP content guideline, including by complying with all applicable intellectual property rights. Saying that a tool wrote it is not a defence.
In practice that means, before you upload:
- Read every page. Check facts, figures, names, quotes and instructions against sources you trust.
- Remove anything that copies or closely imitates another author's text, characters or brand.
- Check that images do not show real people, logos or protected characters.
- Make sure the description and title match what is in the book.
- Read the rest of the content guidelines. The AI rule sits alongside all the others and does not replace them.
What this means for a book made with EbookMuse
EbookMuse plans the chapters, writes the text and designs the cover with AI. Under the KDP definitions, that text and that cover are AI-generated. If you publish the book on KDP:
- Declare AI-generated text.
- Declare AI-generated images for the cover, and for chapter illustrations if you added them.
- Keep the declaration even if you rewrite chapters yourself afterwards, because editing does not change the category.
- Review the draft, correct anything specific to your field and add your own examples before you publish.
EbookMuse does not publish to Amazon for you. You download the EPUB or Word file and upload it to KDP yourself, and you answer the AI question there.
What this guide does not cover
- Other stores. Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, Etsy and Gumroad set their own rules. Check each one before you upload.
- Copyright law. Whether and how AI-generated work can be protected by copyright depends on your country and is a separate question from the KDP rule. Ask a lawyer if it matters for your book.
- Future changes. Amazon updates its guidelines. Read the current KDP page before each upload.
For the rest of the publishing process, see how to sell ebooks online and the KDP royalty calculator.
Common questions
Does Amazon KDP allow AI-generated books?
Yes. As of November 2026 the KDP content guidelines allow AI-generated content, provided you tell KDP about it when you publish and the book follows all the other content guidelines, including intellectual property rules.
Do I have to disclose AI on KDP if I edited the text heavily?
Yes. KDP says that if an AI-based tool created the actual content, it counts as AI-generated even if you applied substantial edits afterwards. Editing does not turn AI-generated text into AI-assisted text.
Do I need to disclose using AI for grammar checks or brainstorming?
No. KDP treats content you created yourself and then edited, refined or error-checked with AI as AI-assisted, and the same applies when AI only helped you brainstorm ideas. You are not required to disclose AI-assisted content.
Is a book made with EbookMuse AI-generated under the KDP rules?
Yes. EbookMuse writes the chapter text and designs the cover with AI, so both count as AI-generated under the KDP definition. Declare them when you upload, even after you have edited the book.
Does an AI-made cover count?
Yes. KDP states that AI-generated images include cover and interior images and artwork, so an AI-made cover must be declared even if you wrote every word of the book yourself.