The new company, Spines, will charge authors between $1,200 and $5,000 to have their books edited, proofread, formatted, designed and circulated with the help of artificial intelligence, but it's ...

It’s fair to wonder if Spines is just an exercise in efficiency, or if might bring a new dimension to the world of literature: take away all the pain points and a new written word might emerge.

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Spines—which is really more accurately described as a tech startup than a publisher—plans to publish 8,000 books in 2025 by using AI to proofread, produce, publish and distribute books.

Spines’ pitch is that work that might have otherwise taken six to 18 months at a traditional publisher can now be completed in two to three weeks.