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KDP AI disclosure checklistbefore you publish or republish a book on Amazon KDP
TimeBinder adds a layer of protection against AI and human fraud and disputes. Check the current KDP wording on AI-generated and AI-assisted content, covers and interior images, rights, and the notes and files you can still show.
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Check the wording, how AI was used and the copies you can still show
Tick what is true of the book, the AI tools you used and the files you keep. You get a shareable result and clear next steps. Nothing you tick is sent to TimeBinder.
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Tick everything that is true before you publish or republish a book on KDP
This looks at the current KDP wording on AI-generated and AI-assisted content, covers and interior images, rights, and the notes and files you can still show.
What to do now
What should I check before I publish or republish a book on KDP if I used AI? The short answer
Read the current KDP content guidelines first. They say you must tell KDP about AI-generated text, images or translations when you publish a new book or edit and republish an existing one, and that AI-generated images include cover and interior images and artwork. KDP defines AI-generated as content created by an AI-based tool, even if you edited it substantially afterwards. It defines AI-assisted as content you created yourself and used AI to edit, refine, error-check or brainstorm, and says you need not tell it about that. You remain responsible for all content guidelines and intellectual property rights.
This checklist does not tell you what to answer on the KDP form. A TimeBind of a file you already hold can show that exact file existed no later than a recorded time and still matches. It does not show how a book was made.
Why this came up in October and November 2026
The KDP content guidelines include a section on artificial intelligence content. It says KDP requires you to inform it of AI-generated content (text, images or translations) when you publish a new book or make edits to and republish an existing book, that AI-generated images include cover and interior images and artwork, and that you are not required to disclose AI-assisted content. It says AI-generated content is text, images or translations created by an AI-based tool, “even if you applied substantial edits afterwards”, and that AI-assisted content is content you created yourself and used AI-based tools to edit, refine, error-check or otherwise improve, or to brainstorm ideas. It also says you are responsible for verifying that all AI-generated and AI-assisted content adheres to its content guidelines, including all applicable intellectual property rights.
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The checks are written for the next time you press publish. Always read the current guidelines first, since KDP can update them.
Source: the KDP content guidelines.
What this checklist does and does not do
The honest job of this page is to slow down a publish until the wording is read, your notes are written and your files are kept, not to answer the form for you. See also the glossary entries for existed no later than and fingerprint.
| Part | What it does | What it does not do |
|---|---|---|
| Current wording | Reminds you to read the KDP wording on AI-generated and AI-assisted content before each publish or republish. | Tell you what to answer on the KDP form, or whether a book will be accepted. |
| How AI was used | Gives you a reason to write down which parts used AI, including covers and interior images, and which tool and version. | Show whether a part is AI-generated or AI-assisted in KDP’s terms. That is for you to judge from the current wording. |
| Copies you already hold | Reminds you to keep the manuscript, cover files, prompts and notes for the edition, with dates. | Check intellectual property rights or show how a book was made. |
| A TimeBind of a file you already hold | Records that an exact file existed no later than a recorded time and still matches, using a SHA-256 fingerprint made in your browser. The file stays on your device. | Decide what you must tell Amazon, or that a book will be accepted. |
If a manuscript or cover is something you may need to stand behind later
Before you publish or republish a book on KDP:
- Keep a dated copy of the manuscript, the cover and interior image files, and your prompts and notes on how AI was or was not used.
- Make a TimeBind of each exact file you already hold. The fingerprint is made in your browser and the file stays on your device. You can later download a Proof of Time Certificate.
- Read the current guidelines first, and store the files, a capture of the guidelines you relied on and the certificate together.
A TimeBind shows the exact file existed no later than the recorded time and still matches. It cannot show how a book was made or that Amazon will accept it.
First Pooled TimeBind free, no card, then from US$5. An ASAP TimeBind is US$15.
What a TimeBind shows, and what it does not. It shows that an exact file existed no later than a recorded time and that a copy shown later still matches its fingerprint. It does not show who made the file, who owns it, that its contents are true, or whether AI was used to make or edit it. This is general information, not legal advice.
KDP AI disclosure checklist: FAQ
Does KDP ban books made with AI?
The current guidelines we read ask you to tell KDP about AI-generated text, images or translations when you publish or republish, and say you are not required to disclose AI-assisted content. They also say you are responsible for following all content guidelines. This checklist cannot say whether a particular book is accepted.
What is the difference between AI-generated and AI-assisted?
KDP says AI-generated content is text, images or translations created by an AI-based tool, even if you edited it substantially afterwards. AI-assisted is content you created yourself and used AI tools to edit, refine, error-check or brainstorm. Read the current wording, which is the only source for these terms.
Do AI covers and interior images count?
KDP says AI-generated images include cover and interior images and artwork. Whether a given image is AI-generated in KDP’s terms is for you to judge from the current wording.
Do I have to disclose again when I republish?
The guidelines say you must inform KDP when you publish a new book or make edits to and republish an existing book. Check the current wording each time.
What should I keep?
The manuscript, cover and interior files, prompts and notes for each edition, with dates. A TimeBind of a file you already hold can show that exact file existed no later than a recorded time and still matches.
Is anything I tick sent to TimeBinder?
No. The checklist runs in your browser. Your ticks stay on the page.
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