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Amazon.com Introduces E-Books Kindle En Español

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Amazon.com has launched a new Spanish-language eBook store within the Amazon.com Kindle Store, “eBooks Kindle en Español”, along with additional features specially implemented for U.S. Spanish-speaking customers like help pages, and phone and email customer support in Spanish.

U.S. customers can now shop for Spanish-language books in the new store on Amazon.com, or set any Kindle device to access a customized shopping experience designed for books in Spanish.

Independent authors and publishers can also use the KDP website and select “Spanish” to make their books available in the eBooks Kindle en Español store.

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