Westland Books

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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, Ekada, Red Panda, Tranquebar, and others.[4][5][6]

Parent companyNasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
PredecessorTata, Amazon
Founded1962; 64 years ago (1962)
FounderPadmanabhan family
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Westland
Parent companyNasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
PredecessorTata, Amazon
Founded1962; 64 years ago (1962)
FounderPadmanabhan family
Country of originIndia
Imprints
  • Context
  • East West Books
  • Ekada (formerly Eka)
  • If
  • Pratilipi Paperbacks
  • Queer Directions
  • Red Panda
  • Tranquebar Press
  • Westland
  • Westland Business
  • Westland Classics
  • Westland Non-Fiction
  • Westland Sport
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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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