Descontrol Editorial & Impremta

Publishing and printing in Barcelona

Descontrol Editorial & Impremta is a Barcelona-based worker cooperative (SCCL) with two main activities: book publishing and digital printing. It describes its editorial approach as explicitly political, viewing books as tools for social change, and works with alternative bookstores.

What it does

• Publishing: Its catalog is organized into collections and includes titles such as Trabajo para alquilar. The source profile listed new releases planned for spring 2026. The publisher accepts manuscript submissions.
• Printing: It offers digital printing, with a services catalog and quotes available on request.
• Distribution: It distributes its own books and titles from other publishers through a network of alternative bookstores. It publishes its distribution terms and says its reach extends to Latin America.
• Direct sales: It operates an online store.

Location and contact

The cooperative is based at Can Batlló in Barcelona: C/ Constitució, 19 – Bloc 11, Nau 80, 08014. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. and 3:30–6:30 p.m. On Fridays, it handles pickups only, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. and 3:30–5 p.m.

Phone: +34 93 422 37 87. Department emails: editorial@descontrol.cat, impremta@descontrol.cat, distribucio@descontrol.cat, and comunicacio@descontrol.cat. The cooperative is also on Instagram, YouTube, Telegram, and Mastodon.