Israeli startup Spines is looking to disrupt the centuries-old publishing industry after closing on a $6.5 million seed funding round today. The round was led by Aleph and saw participation from ...

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 has attracted $6.5 million in seed funding from primarily Israeli investors, including Aleph, LionTree LLC, M-Fund, and Dan Sensor, coauthor of the book Start-Up Nation.

Like Microsoft’s 8080 Books, Spines has a focus on speed. Niv claimed the platform can reduce the time it takes to publish a book from six to 18 months, to two to three weeks.

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 ...

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.