Amazon rolling out new Spanish language book publishing venture.

Rumors have lead up to speculation about Amazon's possible creation of imprint that would publish books in Spanish but project is currently on a hiatus.

When Jeff Bezos, Amazon's owner, began posting job ads looking for a Spanish language editor the rumors about a new Spanish language book imprint became more frequent. While this project is on hold for now, Amazon already deals with many of its own imprints that are already releasing the company's own Spanish titles, namely: AmazonEncore, AmazonCrossing, Montlake Romance, Thomas & Mercer, 47 North or Amazon Crossing (in charge of translating works).

"The release of translated works into Spanish highlights our commitment with a global audience to offer content by our authors who are Kindle's bestsellers", said Dominic Myers, Amazon's editor. 

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