vanity publishing

British  

noun

1. the practice of the author of a book paying all or most of the costs of its publication

---

Example Sentences

“Because they’d gone the vanity publishing route in a previous incarnation and ended up with boxes of records in the garage.”

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2017

This summer, Penguin acquired Author Solutions Inc, one of the world's largest providers of publishing services, or what might have once been called "vanity publishing".

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2012

But it does not come cheap, and the chances of having a hit are virtually non-existent - it's with good reason that the practice is known as "vanity publishing".

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2011

Last fortnight The Author & Journalist followed its expos� of the heartless "copyright racket" with the report of its investigation into the similar but more lucrative "vanity publishing" field.

From Time Magazine Archive

None of its books sold widely, but Exposition's authors got a better shake than the history of vanity publishing gave them a right to expect.

From Time Magazine Archive