KDP AI disclosure: what authors must state
Amazon asks every KDP author about AI. Here is what counts, where to declare it, and how EarnDraft pre-fills your listing answers. Try the Ebook maker →
By EarnDraft Team · Published August 8, 2026 · Updated September 11, 2026 · 5 min read
In this guide
What Amazon actually asks
During KDP title setup, Amazon asks whether your book contains AI-generated content — text, images, or translations made with AI tools. It is a routine checkbox flow, not an interrogation. Answering honestly keeps your account in good standing; the problems start only when stores discover undisclosed AI content later.
- Was any of the book's text, images, or translations AI-generated?
- If yes, which parts — and did a human meaningfully review and edit them?
- Your answers attach to the title record; update them if a new edition changes the mix.
What counts as AI-assisted content?
Amazon's bar is practical: if an AI tool produced substantive content in the book, say so. Editing assistance (grammar, spell-check) is generally not what the question is about — generated chapters and covers are.
| Use | Disclose? |
|---|---|
| AI-drafted chapters you edited | Yes — AI-assisted text |
| AI-rendered cover | Yes — AI-assisted images |
| Spell-check / grammar pass | No — standard editing |
| Your own outline + notes | No — your authorship |
Where to declare it
Disclosure happens in three places: the KDP questionnaire at setup, a short note in the book itself (front or back matter), and — where relevant — your marketplace listings. Do all three once and you never think about it again.
- Answer the KDP AI questions during title setup, before you submit for review.
- Keep the disclosure page in your files — one plain paragraph is enough.
- Mirror the note in Etsy/Gumroad listings where those stores ask about digital staring points.
- Re-check answers whenever a new edition changes how the book was made.
What happens if you skip it
Amazon treats undisclosed AI content as a trust violation, and the remedies range from forced reclassification to losing the title — or the account, for repeat cases. None of this is secret; it is in the content guidelines every publisher clicks past. The five-minute honest answer is always cheaper than the appeal.
Readers, for their part, rarely punish disclosure. A plain “drafted with AI assistance and edited by the author” reads as professionalism. What readers punish is discovering it themselves.
How EarnDraft handles it by default
Every ebook maker build ships disclosure-ready: a disclosure page is included in your files and your listing answers come pre-filled for KDP title setup. You review them instead of drafting from a blank form — then publish like any other author.
- Disclosure page in the manuscript files by default.
- KDP listing answers pre-filled; you confirm at setup.
- Full commercial license on every paid plan and credit pack.
- You keep your retail earnings — disclosure changes nothing about payouts.
Keep records of your process
Keep a simple paper trail: your original one-sentence brief, the outline you approved, and notes on what you changed in editing. If a store ever questions a title, this folder is your answer. It also happens to be the raw material for your next book — most creators reuse their briefs as series templates.
- Save the brief sentence and approved outline with the project.
- Note chapters you regenerated or heavily rewrote.
- Keep the exported files versioned (v1, v2) alongside listing screenshots.
New to the whole workflow? Start with how to create an ebook — disclosure slots into its export step.
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