Microcosm Publishing is an independent

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History

Microcosm Publishing was founded in 1996 by Joe Biel and business partne
Elly Blue
as a distributor of books and records. Initially based i
Biel's Cleveland Ohio residence
the company relocated to Portland, Oregon, in 1998. Four years later, it was picked up by the National Book Network and began to solely focus on the distribution of printed media.
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", November 15, 2011. Microcosm publishes and distributes US-printed books to the marginalized population. The company seeks to prioritize hiring special needs employees. In 2022-2024 Microcosm was named fastest growing publisher by ''

''. Microcosm Publishing calls itself a vertically integrated publishing house, offering readers books to help them make changes in their lives and in the world around them.

Website

Microcosm has a brightly colored punk style website where one can find a blog by the owners in addition to finding a wide variety of books including an entire page just for books with jus
"One Copy Left"
(also called "Last Chance")

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Microcosm Publishing
{{Authority control Small press publishing companies Book publishing companies based in Oregon Companies based in Portland, Oregon Privately held companies based in Oregon Publishing companies established in 1996 1996 establishments in Ohio