9 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.
Ships: verify online availability
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.
Ships: worldwide
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
books
100% employee-owned (ESOP). Fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, manga, and more.
book subscription
Worker-owned since 2024. Monthly book subscription service with podcast. Based in Minnesota.
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
radical bookstore
West Philadelphia nonprofit worker co-op bookstore. Abolition, autonomy, Black/Brown/Indigenous liberation focus. Online store and Bookshop.org storefront.
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.
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.