Shelve by color, they say. Wrap each book in shiny white paper so they all look "clean," they say. Stand some of the books up, and lay some of them flat, they say. Oh, they have a million ideas.

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.

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 ...

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’ production plans, Niv said, start from about $1,200 and can go up to $5,000, depending on how many services an author is requesting. Users are given options for cover illustrations, but ...

Display your books by color, shape — I don’t care. Just don’t turn them spine-in. By Laurie Hertzel Star Tribune (Minneapolis) May 3, 2018 May 3, 2018 0 Photo by 123RF ...