Autonomedia

Name

Autonomedia

Legal name

Autonomedia

Website

https://autonomedia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Book Retailers and News Dealers (45921), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses (5961)

akta.pro primary industry

Politics, Current Affairs & Social Commentary Publishing (MPAJAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Trade Publishing (Adult Fiction & Nonfiction) (MPAJAAAA), Author Website, Storefront & Direct-to-Reader Commerce (D2C Sales) (MPAJAJAE)

Keywords

• Radical media publishing
• Political theory books
• Anarchist literature
• Independent book publishing
• Avant-garde press

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of published books, calendars, and other media through their online bookstore, as well as through distribution partners

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Autonomedia publishes books on radical media, politics, and culture through its online bookstore, operates a direct-to-consumer online retail storefront with global shipping, and produces the annual Calendar of Jubilee Saints (currently in its 34th edition). The collective also produces documentary films and maintains online community forums for radical discourse.

Product overview

Autonomedia is an anti-profit radical media collective that publishes books on radical media, politics, and culture. The core product is the Autonomedia Bookstore, an online retail platform selling books and calendars covering topics such as anarchism, Marxism, philosophy, fiction, poetry, and political theory. The product portfolio includes book titles spanning multiple pages (117 pages of titles) across categories including Anarchism, Fiction, Poetry, Politics, Philosophy, History, Theory, Arts/Media/Music, and Marxism. The collective also produces documentary films (such as 'In The Sky's Wild Noise') and maintains online communities including the Interactivist Info Exchange forums and the Moronarchy Facebook group. The annual Calendar of Jubilee Saints celebrates radical cultural and political heroes and represents a recurring published product alongside the book catalog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Minor Compositions: Publishing imprint associated with Autonomedia for radical media and political theory titles.

Products and services

• Autonomedia Bookstore Online e-commerce bookstore selling the Autonomedia catalog of radical media publications (books, calendars) on politics, culture, theory, fiction, poetry, anarchism, Marxism, philosophy, and avant-garde art, with secure PayPal checkout and international shipping, for individual readers and wholesale buyers worldwide.
• Autonomedia Calendar of Jubilee Saints Annual 32-page wall calendar (16x11.75 inches, full color) celebrating hundreds of radical cultural and political heroes, produced annually by Autonomedia since approximately 1992, available to individual buyers and wholesale accounts.
• In The Sky's Wild Noise Documentary film produced by the Autonomedia collective, distributed online via YouTube, for audiences interested in radical arts and culture.
• Critical Art Ensemble: The Artistic War Machine and the Anthropotechnical Arsenals of Revolt (by Lucas Fortunato) Trade paperback book by Lucas Fortunato on the Critical Art Ensemble collective's history of art-as-political-struggle and tactical media practices, published by Autonomedia for readers in art theory, activism, and avant-garde culture.
• JUNK: The MetaLphysical Art of Cowboy Ray Kelly (by Istvan Kantor) Bionovel by Istvan Kantor documenting the art of Cowboy Ray Kelly and the Rivington School's scrap-metal garden and free community space on New York's Lower East Side in the 1980s, published by Autonomedia for readers in avant-garde art, street art, and Lower East Side history.
• Cities For a Single Planet: A Model For the Ecological Transformation of the Earth (by Hans Widmer et al.) Book by members of the Swiss independent study group Neustart Schweiz presenting a model for ecological transformation of cities and boroughs, published by Autonomedia for readers in urbanism, ecology, and political economy.
• Unreality and Its Discontents: The Struggle Against Christian Nationalism (by The Critical Art Ensemble) Trade book by The Critical Art Ensemble analyzing the rise of Christian nationalism in the United States and the ideological circuitry behind it, published by Autonomedia for radical political readers and critics of religious nationalism.
• Black Mystery School Pianists and Other Writings (by Matthew Shipp) Collection of essays and prose poems by pianist and writer Matthew Shipp on jazz, improvisation, spirituality, and 1980s New York dance culture, published by Autonomedia for readers in experimental music, avant-garde culture, and dance history.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AK DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorth American distributor handling Autonomedia titles alongside other radical and independent publishers
• Small Press Distribution (SPD)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorth American distributor specializing in small press and independent publishers
• PM PresscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorth American distributor handling Autonomedia titles
• Turnaround DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distributor based in London, serving markets outside North America
• Bluestockings BooksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent bookstore in Manhattan where select Autonomedia titles are available for retail purchase
• Property Is Theft (P.I.T.)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent bookstore in Brooklyn where select Autonomedia titles are available for retail purchase

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Semiotext(e): Semiotext(e) publishes critical theory, philosophy, and avant-garde cultural theory — frequently intersecting with Autonomedia's catalog (post-structuralism, Marxism, radical media). Comparable niche independent press with strong academic and art-world readership.
• Haymarket Books: Haymarket is a nonprofit, radical publisher of left political, social movement, and cultural theory titles. Directly comparable mission, nonprofit structure, and audience overlap with Autonomedia's anti-profit radical media collective model.
• AK Press: AK Press is an independent worker-owned collective publishing anarchist, radical, and left political books and periodicals. It is the closest direct peer to Autonomedia — same radical publishing mission, similar collective governance model, and overlapping distribution channels (AK Distribution).
• Verso Books: Verso is a leading independent publisher of radical left political theory and cultural criticism. Significantly larger and more commercially oriented than Autonomedia, but directly comparable in catalog focus (Marxism, critical theory, anti-capitalism) and distribution to academic and activist audiences.
• PM Press: PM Press publishes radical and left political books, with a strong focus on anarchism, anti-capitalism, and social movements. PM Press is both a direct peer in editorial focus and an existing distribution partner of Autonomedia, making it doubly comparable.
• City Lights Books: City Lights is the legendary independent bookstore and publisher founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, publishing Beat, radical political, and avant-garde literary titles. Comparable as a historic independent press + bookstore hybrid serving a politically engaged literary audience.
• Pluto Press: Pluto Press is an independent UK-based publisher specializing in radical left, anti-capitalist, and progressive non-fiction. Comparable to Autonomedia in editorial mission and in serving academic + activist markets, with broader scale and longer backlist.
• Zero Books: Zero Books publishes radical philosophy, cultural theory, and political non-fiction, often with a polemical edge. Comparable to Autonomedia in focusing on critical theory, post-structuralism, and anti-capitalist thought for niche intellectual audiences.

Others

• AK Distribution: AK Distribution is the wholesale distribution arm of AK Press that handles logistics for dozens of independent radical publishers including Autonomedia. Included as an ecosystem enabler rather than a competitor — illustrates the shared infrastructure that comparable small presses rely on.

Emerging players

• Between the Lines: Independent Canadian publisher of progressive political and social justice non-fiction. Comparable in publishing left-leaning political and cultural critique titles, but with narrower geographic footprint than Autonomedia's global distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/moronarchy
• Xx.com/autonomedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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