self-publish

American  

[self-puhb-lish] / ˈsɛlfˈpʌb lɪʃ /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• self-publishing
  noun
• self-published
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of self-publish

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

self-publish

She hopes to write a book expanding on the ideas in the show and, separately, self-publish the script to sell in the theater lobby, afterward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

Authors can self-publish their books nearly instantaneously through Amazon and may designate the content as available for the Kindle Unlimited service.

From Reuters ● Apr. 18, 2023

The lengthy proceedings inspired MacDougall to self-publish a coloring book on divorce.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023

Some people write books and self-publish them on Amazon.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2023

Authors began creating websites to self-publish their work or post it while waiting to find a publisher.

From A Short History of EBooks by Marie Lebert

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