Parent company | Nasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
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Predecessor | Tata, Amazon |
Founded | 1962 |
Founder | Padmanabhan family |
Country of origin | India |
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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, 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]