10 worker and employee owned books companies
used bookstore / art gallery
San Francisco Mission District volunteer worker co-op since 2013. Beloved community institution. Bookshop.org storefront: bookshop.org/shop/adobebooks.
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radical publisher / bookstore
Worker co-op publisher and distributor of radical books since 1990. Oakland CA. Largest anarchist publisher in the English-speaking world. Ships worldwide.
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academic publisher
Employee Ownership Trust since 2015. Academic publisher of humanities and social sciences. Offices in UK and Rochester, NY. Imprints include University of Rochester Press and Camden House.
Ships: worldwide
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books
100% employee-owned (ESOP). Fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, manga, and more.
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book subscription
Worker-owned since 2024. Monthly book subscription service with podcast. Based in Minnesota.
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audiobooks
100% employee-owned audiobook platform. Certified B Corp. Social Purpose Corporation. DRM-free audiobooks with 600,000+ titles. Splits profits with an independent bookstore of the customer's choosing. Partners with 1,400+ indie bookstores. 28% of revenue recirculates locally vs 4% with Amazon/Audible.
Ships: worldwide
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radical bookstore
West Philadelphia nonprofit worker co-op bookstore. Abolition, autonomy, Black/Brown/Indigenous liberation focus. Online store and Bookshop.org storefront.
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books / zines / graphic novels / nonfiction
Portland OR worker-ownership program since 1996. Publishers Weekly Fastest Growing Publisher 2022-2024. DIY, punk, social justice zines and books.
Ships: worldwide
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radical / political / labor books
Oakland CA worker co-op independent publisher founded 2007. Focuses on labor, anarchist, feminist, and social movement literature. Publishes books, e-books, DVDs, and music. Ships worldwide.
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radical / political / critical theory books
Worker co-op publishing house founded 1970 in London, with offices in Brooklyn NY. Largest independent radical publishing house in the English-speaking world. 750+ titles in print covering politics, history, philosophy, and culture.
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