Westland Books

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Westland
Parent company Nasadiya 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]

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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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References

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  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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