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Westland, a subsidiary of Tata group-owned Trent Ltd, on Thursday announced it had received investment from Amazon in support of its publishing business. The amount has been not disclosed.
The investment by Amazon will enable Westland to expand their international reach, and scale their physical and digital book businesses.
Westland has a history of over 50 years in retail, distribution and publishing. The present company is an amalgamation of two companies, Westland Books Pvt. Ltd. & EastWest Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. Westland’s focus shifted to publishing in the last eight years and under CEO Gautam Padmanabhan’s guidance, it is now among the top five largest English language trade publishers in India, according to a company press release.
Amazon invests in Tata group-owned publishing house Westland - Firstpost
The investment by Amazon will enable Westland to expand their international reach, and scale their physical and digital book businesses.
Westland has a history of over 50 years in retail, distribution and publishing. The present company is an amalgamation of two companies, Westland Books Pvt. Ltd. & EastWest Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. Westland’s focus shifted to publishing in the last eight years and under CEO Gautam Padmanabhan’s guidance, it is now among the top five largest English language trade publishers in India, according to a company press release.
Amazon invests in Tata group-owned publishing house Westland - Firstpost
