Westland Books Explained

Westland
Country:	India
Parent:	Nasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Predecessor:	Tata, Amazon
Founder:	Padmanabhan family
Imprints:	Context East West Books Eka 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). 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]}

Further reading

• Web site: Narayanan . Chitra . 5 July 2015 . Dearth of book shops challenge for publishers in India: Westland CEO . Business Today.
• Web site: 1 April 2013 . Westland celebrates the success of Amish Tripathi's 'The Shiva Trilogy' . Adgully.
• Web site: Mazumdar . Arunima . 19 March 2015 . Why Anuja Chauhan moved from HarperCollins after eight years and three bestsellers . Scroll.in.
• Web site: Modi . Chintan Girish . 2022-02-08 . Inside the free fall of Westland Books: From disappointment to rage, how authors are reacting to Amazon's decision . Firstpost.
• Web site: Dasgupta . Sravasti . 2022-02-02 . Indian readers mourn Amazon's sudden closure of beloved publishing house . subscription . The Independent.
• Web site: 2022-01-31 . Governor releases two books by Heartfulness Institute . https://web.archive.org/web/20220209160534/https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2022/01/31044329/1341360/Governor-releases-two-books-by-Heartfulness-Institute.vpf . 9 February 2022 . dtNext.in.
• News: Cris . 2022-02-09 . This is what global giants do: Authors heartbroken over Amazon's shutdown of Westland . The News Minute.
• Web site: Modi . Chintan Girish . 6 February 2022 . 9 game-changing titles from Westland Books . Moneycontrol.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1 February 2022 . Amazon-owned publisher Westland Books to shut down . 2022-02-02 . The Hindu BusinessLine.
2. Web site: 28 October 2016 . Amazon acquires Westland publishers . 2022-02-02 . Scroll.in.
3. Web site: Bagchi . Shrabonti . 2022-02-01 . Amazon to shut down publishing house Westland Books . 2022-02-09 . Mintlounge . en.
4. Web site: Our Imprints - Westland . 2022-02-09 . Amazon.in.
5. News: 2018-01-17 . Westland launches new literary imprint Context . Business Standard India . Press Trust of India . 2022-02-09.
6. Web site: Gill . Harsimran . 16 January 2018 . What will Westland's new politically-engaged literary imprint bring? Ask publisher Karthika VK . 2022-02-09 . Scroll.in . en-US.
7. https://www.thehindu.com/books/amazon-to-shut-down-publishing-house-westland/article38360006.ece Amazon to shut down publishing house Westland
8. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/what-went-wrong-at-westland-books-11644074427112.html What went wrong at Westland Books?
9. https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/what-global-giants-do-authors-heartbroken-over-amazon-s-shutdown-westland-160793# This is what global giants do: Authors heartbroken over Amazon's shutdown of Westland
10. Web site: Westland Books: No sale, writing platform Pratilipi to start publishing venture with same team . 2023-02-02.
11. Web site: In Westland team's move to Pratilipi, some cheer, some lingering confusion . 2023-02-02.