self-publish

[ self-puhb-lish ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to publish or issue (one's own book or other material) independent of an established publishing house:

   The poet plans to self-publish his next work and promote it himself.

Other Words From

• self-published adjective
• self-publish·ing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-publish¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

If they self-publish, they can get 75 percent of retail ($75).

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