Westland Books

Westland
Parent companyNasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
PredecessorTata, Amazon
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
FounderPadmanabhan family
Country of originIndia
Imprints
  • Context
  • East West Books
  • Eka
  • If
  • Pratilipi Paperbacks
  • Red Panda
  • Tranquebar Press
  • Westland Business
  • Westland Classics
  • Westland Non-Fiction
  • Westland Sport

Westland Books or Westland Publications is an Indian publishing house. It was co-founded by the Padmanabhan family in 1962, starting out under the name East West Books.[1] Tata owned it from 2008 as a subsidiary under Trent (Westside).[2] It was owned by Amazon under Amazon Eurasia Holdings SARL from 2017 till 2022.[2][3] Imprints include Context, Eka, Red Panda, Tranquebar, and others.[4][5][6]

In February 2022, Amazon announced that it will be shutting down Westland Books, after having carried out a "thorough review".[7][8][9] In April 2022, it was announced that the Westland team was going into partnership with Indian online digital platform Pratilipi to continue publishing books.[10][11]

Authors

References

  1. ^ "Amazon-owned publisher Westland Books to shut down". The Hindu BusinessLine. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Amazon acquires Westland publishers". Scroll.in. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ Bagchi, Shrabonti (1 February 2022). "Amazon to shut down publishing house Westland Books". Mintlounge. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Our Imprints - Westland". Amazon.in. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Westland launches new literary imprint Context". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ Gill, Harsimran (16 January 2018). "What will Westland's new politically-engaged literary imprint bring? Ask publisher Karthika VK". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ Amazon to shut down publishing house Westland, The Hindu, 2 February 2022.
  8. ^ What went wrong at Westland Books?, Mint, 6 February 2022.
  9. ^ This is what global giants do: Authors heartbroken over Amazon's shutdown of Westland, The News Minute, 9 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Westland Books: No sale, writing platform Pratilipi to start publishing venture with same team". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ "In Westland team's move to Pratilipi, some cheer, some lingering confusion". Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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