Guide
Amazon KDP's AI disclosure rule, explained plainly
If any of the text, images or translation in your book was produced by an AI tool, Amazon wants to know when you publish. Here is exactly what that means, what it does not affect, and how to stay on the right side of it.
The rule in one paragraph
When you publish a new book on Kindle Direct Publishing, or update an existing one, the submission form asks whether the book contains AI-generated content. Amazon draws a line between AI-generated content, where a tool produced the text, images or translation, even if you edited it afterwards, and AI-assisted content, where you wrote the work and used a tool to edit, check grammar, brainstorm or refine. You must disclose AI-generated content. You do not have to disclose AI-assisted work.
What counts as "generated"
Editing does not change the category. If a tool wrote the first draft of a chapter and you rewrote half of it, Amazon still considers that chapter AI-generated. The same applies to a cover produced by an image model and to a translation produced by a model. The honest reading is simple: if you would not have the words without the tool, disclose.
| Situation | Disclose? |
|---|---|
| Neubook Write drafted the chapters from your interview; you edited them | Yes, AI-generated text |
| The cover art was painted by an image model; the title was typeset over it | Yes, AI-generated images |
| You wrote every chapter yourself and used a tool to tighten sentences | No, AI-assisted |
| You used a tool to brainstorm chapter titles, then wrote the book | No, AI-assisted |
What the disclosure does, and does not, do
- It is stored by Amazon for its own use. It is not shown on your product page, and there is no badge or label readers see.
- Amazon has said it does not affect royalties or search ranking.
- Undisclosed AI-generated content violates KDP's content guidelines. Enforcement has tightened through 2025 and 2026, and Amazon has reviewed books published before the rule existed, not only new submissions.
Back-catalogue reviews
Amazon began flagging titles that appear to be AI-generated even when they were published before the disclosure requirement. If you have older books that were drafted with a tool, the safe move is to update the listing and answer the disclosure honestly. A blocked book or a suspended account costs far more than a checkbox.
What to put on the copyright page
Nothing is required on the page itself, but a plain line helps you, your readers and any future review. Neubook Write's exports carry this by default, and you can change it before you download:
Drafted with AI assistance using Neubook Write and edited by the author.
A checklist before you press publish
- Answer the AI-content questions truthfully for text, images and translation.
- Read the whole book. Cut what you would not say. You are the author of record and responsible for every claim in it.
- Check any facts, figures and quotations. Tools invent them; Neubook Write's house style forbids invented statistics and quotes scripture only from fetched sources, but the responsibility is still yours.
- Keep your interview answers and edits. They are evidence of your authorship if anyone asks.
Sources: Amazon KDP content guidelines and the disclosure questions in the KDP publishing form, as of September 2026. Policies change; check the current wording when you publish.
Neubook Write is built for this rule, not around it. It interviews you first so the book is yours, tells you plainly in the FAQ that Amazon requires disclosure, and puts the note on the copyright page for you.
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