Covenant Communications

What Covenant Communications does

Covenant Communications is a publishing imprint operating under the stewardship of Deseret Book Company. Headquartered in American Fork, Utah, the imprint publishes novels, devotionals, and gospel-centered stories authored by Latter-day Saint writers for Latter-day Saint readers, and — per firmographic metadata — also produces films and documentaries. The imprint has operated for decades and positions itself as a trusted, faith-aligned home for both Latter-day Saint authors seeking publication and readers seeking spiritually curated content.

The underlying publishing infrastructure is owned and operated by parent company Deseret Book, not by Covenant independently. Authors submit manuscripts through Deseret Book's submission portal on submittable.com, where Deseret Book's editorial team handles review and selection for publication under the Covenant imprint. Distribution is similarly consolidated: Covenant titles are sold exclusively through Deseret Book's owned e-commerce platform (deseretbook.com) and Deseret Book's physical retail storefronts. Deseret Book also owns the legal entity and provides strategic, operational, and editorial governance over the imprint.

Covenant's business model is a traditional one-time-license content sales model: revenue is generated through the sale of published titles to individual Latter-day Saint consumers via Deseret Book's retail and digital channels. There are no subscription, SaaS, or recurring-revenue mechanisms described; pricing is set at the retail level by Deseret Book and is not publicly disclosed by Covenant itself. The company operates as a privately-held division with no independent funding, ownership structure, or financial disclosure, and is not exposed to public capital markets. No technology stack, AI/ML capabilities, patents, third-party integrations, or mobile applications are disclosed.

Name

Covenant Communications

Legal name

Deseret Book Company

Website

https://covenant-lds.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Covenant Communications is a publishing imprint of Deseret Book Company that publishes novels, devotionals, and gospel-centered stories — and produces films and documentaries — for Latter-day Saint authors and readers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

American Fork

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Book and Content Sales: Covenant generates revenue through the sale of published books, novels, devotionals, and gospel-centered content to Latter-day Saint readers. As an imprint of Deseret Book, titles are sold through Deseret Book's retail and e-commerce channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

Covenant Communications is a publishing imprint of Deseret Book Company that publishes novels, devotionals, and gospel-centered stories written by Latter-day Saint authors for Latter-day Saint readers. Authors submit manuscripts through Deseret Book's submission portal, where they are reviewed and selected for publication. Published titles are distributed through Deseret Book's physical retail locations and owned e-commerce platform at deseretbook.com.

Product overview

Covenant is a single publishing imprint under Deseret Book Company. It functions as a traditional book publishing service, publishing novels, devotionals, and gospel-centered stories authored by Latter-day Saint writers for an LDS readership audience. The imprint operates as part of the broader Deseret Book publishing ecosystem, with manuscript submissions reviewed through Deseret Book's submission portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Covenant Publishing Imprint

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Deseret BookcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCovenant operates as an imprint under the stewardship of Deseret Book Company. Deseret Book provides editorial oversight, manuscript review infrastructure (via submittable.com), and distribution channels including retail and e-commerce. Covenant's publishing program is fully integrated into and governed by Deseret Book's operations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Deseret Book Company: Covenant's parent company and the primary distribution and editorial infrastructure provider. Deseret Book also publishes under its own name with overlapping LDS audience, making it both a parent and the closest comparable peer in faith-based publishing.
• Cedar Fort Publishing: Independent LDS-focused publisher based in Springville, Utah publishing fiction, nonfiction, and faith-based content for the same Latter-day Saint readership. Most direct standalone competitor to Covenant in the LDS publishing niche.
• Shadow Mountain Publishing: Faith-based publisher (formerly a Deseret Book imprint itself) producing LDS fiction, general Christian content, and inspirational books for audiences overlapping with Covenant's readership.
• Bookcraft: Historic LDS publisher (founded 1959) that published LDS fiction and nonfiction for decades before consolidating; comparable legacy positioning in the LDS publishing ecosystem.
• Bethany House Publishers: A major Christian fiction and nonfiction publisher (Baker Publishing Group), directly comparable in producing inspirational novels and faith-based content for evangelical Christian readers.

Broad incumbents

• Tyndale House Publishers: One of the largest Christian publishers globally, producing Bibles, fiction, and nonfiction across the Christian market. Comparable as a broad faith-based publishing incumbent with overlapping product categories (inspirational fiction, devotionals).
• Thomas Nelson Publishers: Major Christian trade publisher (now part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing) producing Bibles, Christian living books, and inspirational fiction. A larger incumbent operating in the same broader faith-publishing category.
• Zondervan: Leading evangelical Christian publisher producing academic, devotional, and fiction content. Comparable in faith-based publishing product mix though serving a broader Christian rather than specifically LDS audience.

Emerging players

• Guideposts Foundation: Inspirational content organization producing devotionals, books, and faith-based media. Comparable in producing uplifting, faith-aligned written content for a defined inspirational audience segment.

Regional players

• Faith Matters Foundation: LDS-focused media organization producing faith-based books, podcasts, and video content targeting the same Latter-day Saint audience as Covenant, though operating through a different media mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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