Amazon will shut down Indian publisher Westland Books, which it acquired in 2016 and made part of Amazon Publishing. They said in a statement, “After a thorough review, we have made the difficult decision to no longer operate Westland. We are working closely with the employees, authors, agents, and distribution partners on this transition and we remain committed to innovating for customers.” According to Scroll.in, Amazon has told employees that they will try to find jobs for them within the company. Employees were reportedly surprised, both at the abruptness of the announcement and the decision to close the company rather […]