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Understanding Amazon KDP Content Guidelines
Amazon KDP enforces strict content guidelines to maintain quality and protect customers. Violating these guidelines can result in your book being removed from sale, account suspension, or permanent termination. Understanding and following these rules is critical for every KDP author.
What Gets Flagged: Amazon's automated systems scan your book's metadata (title, subtitle, description, keywords) for policy violations. Common issues include trademarked terms, false claims, inappropriate content, contact information, and misleading descriptions. Even unintentional violations can trigger enforcement actions.
Why Compliance Matters: A single violation can tank your book's visibility or get your account suspended. Amazon doesn't always provide warnings—books can be removed without notice. Prevention is far easier than appealing a suspension, which can take weeks or months to resolve. For a complete list of restricted keywords and safe alternatives, read our banned keywords guide.
Critical Banned Keywords & Violations
Our compliance checker scans your metadata against Amazon KDP's content policies, catching violations instantly with real-time feedback. Here are the most critical issues that will get your book suppressed immediately:
☠️ Dungeon-Level Threats
- Sexual Content: sex, sexual, rape, incest, erotic (in non-erotica)
- Pandemic Terms: covid, coronavirus, pandemic
- Profanity: fuck, shit, bitch, damn, hell (in metadata)
- Contact Info: email addresses, phone numbers, websites
- HTML/Code: HTML tags, script tags, entities
Trademark Violations
- Amazon Brands: Amazon, Kindle, KDP, Alexa, Prime
- Other Platforms: Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft
- Famous Brands: Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter
- Generic Terms: bestseller, award-winning (without proof)
False Claims
- Unverified Status: #1 bestseller, award-winning, certified
- Temporal Language: new, updated, latest (without dates)
- Guarantees: guaranteed results, proven method
- Reviews/Ratings: "5-star rated", "bestselling author"
Description-Specific
- Promotional: "buy now", "limited time", price mentions
- Spoilers: revealing plot twists or endings
- Reviews: customer testimonials, review quotes
- External Links: URLs, social media handles
⚠️ Immediate Action Required
If our checker finds dungeon-level violations (☠️), your book will likely be suppressed within 24-48 hours of publishing. Remove these terms immediately before uploading to KDP. Even one violation can trigger account review.
Field-Specific Compliance Rules
Different metadata fields have different rules. What's acceptable in your description might be prohibited in your title. Understanding these nuances is crucial for compliance.
📖 Title & Subtitle Rules
- • Maximum 200 characters combined (title + subtitle)
- • No promotional language ("free", "sale", "discount")
- • No trademark violations (Amazon, Kindle, brand names)
- • No false claims (bestseller, award-winning without proof)
- • No excessive punctuation or ALL CAPS
- • Avoid keyword stuffing (repeating same words)
📝 Description Rules
- • Maximum 4,000 characters
- • "Free" is allowed here (unlike title/subtitle)
- • No customer reviews or testimonials
- • No spoilers or plot reveals
- • No contact information (email, phone, URLs)
- • No HTML tags (use basic formatting only)
- • Avoid excessive repetition of keywords
🔑 Keyword Rules
- • 7 keyword boxes, each up to 50 characters
- • No duplicate keywords across all 7 boxes
- • No trademarked terms or brand names
- • No offensive or inappropriate terms
- • Avoid repeating words from title/subtitle
- • Use phrases, not single words (better SEO)
💡 Important: Context Matters
The word "free" is banned in titles but allowed in descriptions. Similarly, "new" requires a year (e.g., "New 2025 Edition"). Our real-time inline validation catches these nuances as you type, with color-coded feedback (green = valid, yellow = warning, red = error).
How to Fix Compliance Violations
Found violations in your metadata? Here's how to fix them quickly and maintain compliance:
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Review All Flagged Issues
Start with dungeon-level (☠️) violations—these are critical. Then address disallowed (red) issues, followed by risky (yellow) and improvement (blue) suggestions. Each issue shows the exact location and provides a fix suggestion.
2
Watch Real-Time Feedback
As you type, our inline validation shows instant feedback with color-coded borders (green = valid, yellow = warning, red = error). Fix issues immediately as they appear, preventing violations before you even click "Check Compliance".
3
Replace Banned Terms
Instead of "bestseller", use "popular" or "reader favorite". Replace "Amazon" with "online retailers". Change "guaranteed" to "designed to help". The suggestions in each violation provide compliant alternatives.
4
Reduce Keyword Stuffing
If flagged for repetition, remove duplicate keywords and vary your language. Instead of repeating "romance" 10 times, use synonyms like "love story", "relationship", "passionate". Natural language ranks better anyway.
5
Recheck Before Publishing
After making changes, run the checker again to ensure you've addressed all issues. Aim for a compliance score of 90+ (green). A perfect 100 is ideal but not always necessary—focus on eliminating critical violations first.
✅ Compliance Checklist
- ✓ Zero dungeon-level violations (☠️)
- ✓ No trademark violations (Amazon, Kindle, brand names)
- ✓ No false claims (bestseller, award-winning)
- ✓ No contact info (email, phone, URLs)
- ✓ Field character limits respected
- ✓ Keywords deduplicated across all 7 boxes
- ✓ Compliance score 90+ (green)
How to Use This Compliance Checker
Our compliance checker provides real-time validation as you type, with instant feedback and comprehensive analysis. Here's how to get the most accurate results:
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Enter Your Metadata
Type or paste your book's title, subtitle, description, and all 7 keywords. Watch for real-time color-coded feedback as you type (green = valid, yellow = warning, red = error). Free users get 8 checks per day, plus 2 bonus checks by sharing.
2
Review Your Score
The compliance score (0-100) appears at the top. Green (90-100) means excellent compliance. Yellow (70-89) needs attention. Red (below 70) requires immediate fixes. Dungeon violations override the score with a critical warning.
3
Check Highlighted Issues
Violations are color-coded in your text: purple (dungeon), red (disallowed), yellow (risky), blue (improve). Click any highlighted term to see the specific rule violated and suggested fix.
4
Fix Issues Inline
Use the inline error messages to fix violations as you type. Each error shows exactly what's wrong and how to fix it, with clear suggestions for compliant alternatives.
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Download Your Report
Click "Download CSV Report" to save a detailed compliance analysis. This includes your score, all violations with explanations, the clean version, and recommendations. Perfect for record-keeping or sharing with editors.
🔒 Privacy & Accuracy
All scanning happens securely in your browser. Your metadata never leaves your device—we don't store or transmit any of your book information. The checker is regularly updated with the latest Amazon KDP content policies to maintain 95%+ accuracy.
Note: While our checker is highly accurate and regularly updated, Amazon's policies can change without notice. Always review Amazon's official content guidelines and use this tool as a helpful guide, not a guarantee of approval.
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