Westland Books
| Parent company | Nasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Tata, Amazon |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Padmanabhan family |
| Country of origin | India |
| Imprints |
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Westland BooksorWestland Publicationsis an Indianpublishing house.It was co-founded by the Padmanabhan family in 1962, starting out under the name East West Books.[1]Tataowned it from 2008 as a subsidiary underTrent (Westside).[2]It was owned byAmazonunder 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 platformPratilipito continue publishing books.[10][11]
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References[edit]
- ^"Amazon-owned publisher Westland Books to shut down".The Hindu BusinessLine.1 February 2022.Retrieved2 February2022.
- ^ab"Amazon acquires Westland publishers".Scroll.in.28 October 2016.Retrieved2 February2022.
- ^Bagchi, Shrabonti (1 February 2022)."Amazon to shut down publishing house Westland Books".Mintlounge.Retrieved9 February2022.
- ^"Our Imprints - Westland".Amazon.in.Retrieved9 February2022.
- ^"Westland launches new literary imprint Context".Business Standard India.Press Trust of India. 17 January 2018.Retrieved9 February2022.
- ^Gill, Harsimran (16 January 2018)."What will Westland's new politically-engaged literary imprint bring? Ask publisher Karthika VK".Scroll.in.Retrieved9 February2022.
- ^ 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".Retrieved2 February2023.
- ^"In Westland team's move to Pratilipi, some cheer, some lingering confusion".Retrieved2 February2023.
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 fromthe originalon 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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