Create AI children's picture books in a day and sell them on Amazon KDP

The claim

Create AI children's picture books in a day and sell them on Amazon KDP.

Indicator's investigation of AI children's books on Amazon was published in June 2025.

How we checked

This is an evidence check, not a hands-on test. We reviewed platform rules and policies, published earnings data, regulator warnings and reporting: 3 sources, listed below.

Costs

Start-up cost: Varies
Effort: medium

What the evidence shows

AI picture books are quick to make, but Amazon requires disclosure, limits volume and has removed suspected AI children's titles once they were flagged. KDP requires publishers to disclose AI-generated text, images or translations, and in 2023 it capped new titles at three per day. Indicator found 517 seemingly AI-generated children's nonfiction books on Amazon in June 2025, with cover errors and misspellings, and 198 had been removed by the time it published. The US Copyright Office ruled in 2023 that Midjourney images in the graphic novel Zarya of the Dawn were 'not the product of human authorship' and could not be copyrighted, though the text and arrangement could.

Realistic earnings: The sources show no typical sales figures. They do show that low-quality AI children's books attract scrutiny and removals.

Limitations

Earnings ranges are typical outcomes for a beginner, drawn from the sources; some people do far better or worse. Platform rules change often, so check the latest policy before you start.

VerdictOverhyped

Rarely matches what is promised.