liberate your mind
Indie publishing house for original stories, happy authors and nourished communities
Sovereign Books is a spirit-driven project, inspired by the Divine wisdom of Guru Nanak.
We are an indie publishing house that gives voice to the voiceless.
Modern day publishers are relentlessly profit-driven, forgoing original stories for mainstream tat, seeking royalties for themselves rather than sovereignty for the writers voice. Stories are thrown out before being read, simply because of the name printed upon it.
Here, we print soul stirring stories that allow all involved to make an honest living without worrying about selling their soul to pay the bills or losing their voice.
Every voice is SOVEREIGN.
Led by values of hard, honest work and equality, Sovereign Press runs off The Boundless Model for all profits.
Transparent and fixed profit split:
50% to author
20% to charity
30% split equally across Sovereign Books team
(*not a religious organisation)the business model vs the boundless model
MOTIVE
AUTHOR PROFIT SHARE
AND THE REST?
READER EXPERIENCE
STANDARD PORTFOLIO
Capitalise from authors
Crime thrillers, lusty page turners and celebrity biographies
Encourage expansive, soul stirring imagination
1.5% - 13%
50%
Agents, CEO’s and shareholders
Print workers and community projects
Shaped around trends
Unlimited, expansive imagination
No “standard”! Stories that grow reader, author and worker spirit, instead of stoking anger, lust, greed, attachment and pride
The boundless model
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Sometimes we feel that we have a hole in the soul, a feeling that something is missing.
Sovereign Books publishes only that which feeds your soul, not that which grows the hole! Praise of this divine universe comes in many forms including beautiful tales, powerful stories and ideas that make your worldview expand.
There are enough crime thrillers and cop dramas out there dominating the bookstores, feeding outrage and fear. Sovereign Books publishes that which expands beyond these and the five thieves of contentment:
Kaam (Lust)
Krodh (Anger)
Lob (Greed)
Moh (Attachment)
Ahankar (Pride)
(Note: This does not mean authors need avoid these very human emotions! Rather our publishing house avoids stories that seek to perpetuate them.)
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We sit side-by-side each other, removing social gaps between people and give at 10% of all earnings to charity.
It means earning an honest, pure, and dedicated living through the use of one's physical and mental effort, talents, and labour. Work must be done without fraud, cheating, lying, or exploiting others.
This is reflected in the fixed declaration for pay:
Author: 50%
Community: 10%
SB Staff: 40% split across all staffWe believe in equitable distribution of wealth across all life, including non-human beings. All resources will be sourced ethically, from fair trade providers.
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Our spirit-driven approach means we distribute all profit across author, workers and community.
Vand Chakko is Guru Nanaks wisdom to share your wealth, food, time, and resources with the community -especially with those in need, before partaking yourself.
We sit side-by-side each other, removing social gaps between people and give at 10% of all earnings to charity.
We also amplify voices that are ignored. With realms upon realms waiting to be explored, Sovereign Books promises to publish incredible stories that are overlooked by mainstream publishers.
We are led by Sikh principles and thus give voice to the voiceless - authors who are:
Black, brown, MENA, SWANA, East and South East Asian
LGBTQIA+
Disabled and neurodivergent
Working Class, poor, broke
Incarcerated/ex-incarcerated
In Recovery
This is a community project, built with community funding. Become a supporter today to help us make this publishing house a reality!
As soon as we hit our kickstarter goal, we will get to finding incredible authors and start printing books full of soul, spirit and adventure. For more information on our kickstarter fund, check out our launch page <3
