: Erotic fiction: Kindle Direct Publishing guidelines on pornography In the KDP content guidelines it says: Pornography We don't accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts.

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Here’s the thing: KDP is quite different from books on Amazon in general. Those are Kindle Direct Publishing rules, but, say, books published by a publishing company that was added on Amazon by default would refer to a different rule book. Hope this helps!

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I have had a book blocked by KDP. It consisted of a number of images of a nude man, not particularly sexual, but many close-ups of his penis. The form letter said the company had concerns about porn and/or copyright. I could not figure whether it was either or both of these.
Amazon sells books that are highly sexual, but I assume that is a separate matter from publishing.

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I have self-published several erotica titles under a pen name through KDP, and I've participated in a number of discussions about this in a writer's forum that I frequent. What we have seen over time is that there are certain topics that Amazon considers taboo, and those are pretty certain to get you banned. These topics include bestiality, incest, and non-consensual sex of pretty much any kind. There may be some writers who have managed to sneak in a book that might cross those lines, but these seem to be the main red flags.

As far as the graphic nature of your content, Amazon doesn't seem to be too restrictive unless it happens to cross into one of those forbidden territories. They don't have the resources to read and analyze every title submitted to them, so it would be hard for them to screen every erotic title that comes their way. The main thing they focus on initially will be your description, so make sure that you aren't too graphic there and that your description isn't offensive.

Something even more critical than the content, however, is the cover of your book. If it depicts anything blatantly sexual or shows too much flesh, then it could get your book blocked or, even worse, labeled as an "Adult" title. If your book falls into that category, then it will usually be blocked from pretty much all search results and will find it harder to make any recommended lists.

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