October 21, 2026 · 4 minutes · Rafael Caldeira
AI-Generated Content on KDP: What to Disclose | EbookGPT
Did AI create your ebook text, cover or translation? Learn what Amazon KDP calls generated content, what counts as assisted use, and how to review it.
Amazon KDP requires authors to inform it when the book's text, images or translations were created by an AI tool. The rule applies to a new title and to an edition that is published again.
The practical question is simple: if the tool created content that appears in the book, treat it as AI-generated; if you created it and only used AI to review, improve or organize it, that is AI-assisted use.
Careful review starts before the ebook is submitted to KDP.
What KDP calls AI-generated content
Amazon's official guideline separates the origin of the content, not how much editing happened afterward. Text created by an AI tool remains AI-generated even after substantial editing. The same principle covers cover art, interior illustrations and translations produced by AI.
Assisted use means that a person created the material and used a tool to edit, refine, error-check or improve it. Amazon also places brainstorming and idea generation in this category when the author creates the final text.
The disclosure is not a quality rating for the book. It is information the author provides to KDP, while responsibility for accuracy, rights and reader experience remains with the publisher.
The boundary is not how many sentences you changed. It is who created the text, image or translation that reached the final file.
What to review before answering KDP
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Text created by an AI tool | Disclose as generated |
| Cover or illustration created with AI | Disclose as generated |
| Translation produced by AI | Disclose as generated |
| Text you wrote and only reviewed with AI | Assisted use |
| Brainstorming with final text written by you | Assisted use |
Note: this table summarizes Amazon's official distinction. It does not replace reading the current KDP page before each publication.
How to organize a review without slowing the launch
Before opening the publishing flow, make a short project inventory. Mark the origin of the manuscript, cover, illustrations and each translation. EbookGPT can help organize the brief, chapters, cover and editorial assets, but the classification depends on how the content was produced.
Read the final file, not only the prompt or working document. Check facts, proper names, image rights, consistency between title and content, and translation quality. Disclosing AI use does not fix a book that is inaccurate, copied or disappointing for readers.
- Separate what AI created from what you wrote and only reviewed.
- Record the origin of the cover and illustrations before submitting each format.
- Mark translations made by AI tools, even when a person reviewed them.
- Use EbookGPT to bring the brief, structure, files and visual assets into one project.
- Read the final file for weak facts, inconsistent names and promises the book does not deliver.
An organized editorial sequence makes it easier to review the origin and quality of every part of the ebook.
Once the origin is clear, disclosure stops being an abstract worry and becomes an objective step in the editorial checklist.
Key point
Disclosure records the origin of content. It does not replace review, responsible authorship or respect for other people's rights.
Publish with the content origin clear
List the ebook elements that received AI generation.
Review the final file and fix problems before opening the submission.
Answer KDP from the real production process, not from an assumption about the tool.
After publishing
- Confirm KDP's content guideline before creating or republishing the title.
- Keep the title, cover, description and file consistent with one another.
- Keep a simple record of the origin of text, images and translations.
- Use a 150 to 160 character description that answers the main search.
- Connect the review to the guide to publishing on Amazon KDP.