Online retailing giant Amazon.com Inc. has signed a deal to acquire the publishing business of Westland, a Trent Limited subsidiary and one of India’s major publishing houses, according to reports.

This acquisition, Vice President and Country Manager of Amazon India Amit Agarwal said, will “bring Westland’s highly talented authors and their books to even more customers in India and around the world”. Earlier this year Amazon had bought 26% stake in Westland for an estimated Rs 9.5 crores.