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]
| Parent company | Nasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Tata, Amazon |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Padmanabhan family |
| Country of origin | India |
| Imprints |
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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]
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edit- ^ "Amazon-owned publisher Westland Books to shut down". The Hindu BusinessLine. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Amazon acquires Westland publishers". Scroll.in. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Bagchi, Shrabonti (1 February 2022). "Amazon to shut down publishing house Westland Books". Mintlounge. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Our Imprints - Westland". Amazon.in. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Westland launches new literary imprint Context". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Amazon to shut down publishing house Westland, The Hindu, 2 February 2022.
- ^ What went wrong at Westland Books?, Mint, 6 February 2022.
- ^ This is what global giants do: Authors heartbroken over Amazon's shutdown of Westland, The News Minute, 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Westland Books: No sale, writing platform Pratilipi to start publishing venture with same team". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "In Westland team's move to Pratilipi, some cheer, some lingering confusion". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
Further reading
edit- Narayanan, Chitra (5 July 2015). "Dearth of book shops challenge for publishers in India: Westland CEO". Business Today.
- "Westland celebrates the success of Amish Tripathi's 'The Shiva Trilogy'". Adgully. 1 April 2013.
- Mazumdar, Arunima (19 March 2015). "Why Anuja Chauhan moved from HarperCollins after eight years and three bestsellers". Scroll.in.
- Modi, Chintan Girish (8 February 2022). "Inside the free fall of Westland Books: From disappointment to rage, how authors are reacting to Amazon's decision". Firstpost.
- Dasgupta, Sravasti (2 February 2022). "Indian readers mourn Amazon's sudden closure of beloved publishing house". The Independent.
- "Governor releases two books by Heartfulness Institute". dtNext.in. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022.
- Cris (9 February 2022). "This is what global giants do: Authors heartbroken over Amazon's shutdown of Westland". The News Minute.
- Modi, Chintan Girish (6 February 2022). "9 game-changing titles from Westland Books". Moneycontrol.
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