Can I publish a book written with ChatGPT on Amazon KDP?
Yes
OpenAI's terms say you own ChatGPT's output and assign you any rights OpenAI has in it. KDP allows it, but you must disclose AI-generated text when you publish, even if you edited it heavily; text you wrote yourself and only polished with ChatGPT counts as AI-assisted and doesn't need disclosing.
Last verified 2026-10-17. Our reading of the quoted terms below, not legal advice.
What the terms say
OpenAI ChatGPT images (Sora discontinued)
“As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output. We hereby assign to you all our right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output.”
“Due to the nature of our Services and artificial intelligence generally, output may not be unique and other users may receive similar output from our Services.”
“The Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026.”
“The Sora API will be discontinued on September 24, 2026.”
Amazon KDP
“We require you to inform us of AI-generated content (text, images, or translations) when you publish a new book or make edits to and republish an existing book through KDP.”
“If you used an AI-based tool to create the actual content (whether text, images, or translations), it is considered "AI-generated," even if you applied substantial edits afterwards.”
“You are not required to disclose AI-assisted content.”
“You are responsible for verifying that all AI-generated and/or AI-assisted content adheres to all content guidelines, including by complying with all applicable intellectual property rights.”
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