self-published

American  

[self-puhb-lisht] / ˈsɛlfˈpʌb lɪʃt /

adjective

1. published independently by the author.

   self-published books.

2. having published one's own work independently.

   a self-published author.

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Etymology

Origin of self-published

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

A customer came in and donated some spiral-bound, self-published works.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In addition, “Mattel’s self-published gaming business remains relatively small,” he wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

By “my company will change directions,” Whitten is referring to his sexuality, a personal struggle he details explicitly in a poetry collection called “Save Me,” self-published in 1983 while still on a break from costuming.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

In 2015, she self-published her fifth book, a mother-daughter story set in Siena, Italy, titled “Within the Walled City,” because she was struggling financially.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

There are dozens of children’s stories about the trains, but what she’s interested in is the documents, the artifacts, the self-published train- rider stories, each one a testimony, a telling.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline