How to Document AI Use for Your First KDP Paperback
Keep a simple AI record before upload: what AI made, what it only assisted, what you changed, and what KDP metadata may need disclosure.
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KDP Compliance
Understand current KDP content rules, AI disclosure, print specifications, file checks, and the limits of third-party validation.
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KDP Compliance
KDP Paperback Checks to Validate Before You Export Your First Print File
Before exporting, lock your paperback trim, bleed, margins, page count, cover specs, rights, and metadata choices, then confirm current KDP rules.
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Recheck KDP Decisions After a Nonfiction Manuscript Changes
Use a change record to identify which KDP settings, disclosures, metadata, and file checks need another review after revising a nonfiction manuscript.
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Rights, Trademarks, and Source Checks Before Your First KDP Paperback
Before publishing a KDP paperback, confirm you control the text, images, fonts, AI outputs, trademarks, metadata, and any source material you used.
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Keep Donated Photographs Linked to Their Usage Records
Record who supplied a photograph, what publication use was discussed, and which file and crop the book actually includes.
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Check Linked Images Before Exporting an Illustrated Book
Verify that the layout uses accepted image files and preserves their intended appearance before producing the manuscript for submission.
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Check File Security Settings Before a KDP Upload
Distinguish protected review copies from publication exports and verify the security state of the actual manuscript and cover files being submitted.
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Check Image Detail at Its Final Printed Size
Inspect placed illustrations and exported pages so source dimensions or a passed file check do not hide unreadable labels and missing visual detail.
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Check a Hardcover Cover Against Its Own Template
Review binding, page count, wrap, hinge, and text placement before adapting an approved paperback design for a hardcover edition.
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Recheck Book Settings After Changing the Primary Marketplace
Review audience assumptions, category choices, and price settings when changing the primary marketplace during KDP preparation.
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