self-publishing

American  

[self-puhb-lish-ing] / ˈsɛlfˈpʌb lɪʃ ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of publishing one's own work for sale or distribution without the aid of a traditional publisher.

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adjective

1. publishing one's own work for sale or distribution without the aid of a traditional publisher.

2. providing services such as editing and printing to authors wishing to publish their own work.

Example Sentences

Stephanie Archer, a former chemical engineer, began self-publishing her books about the Vancouver Storm several years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

And for more than six years, Louis' project remained a little-known hobby he did in his spare time, self-publishing the first two translated books of War & Peace and selling a handful of copies.

From BBC

Tools are more accessible and easier to use, barriers to entry are lower, self-publishing is easier and ideas are never short in supply.

From BBC

He turned his recital hall into a lecture hall, as he describes it, and started offering travel courses and self-publishing his first book, "Europe Through the Back Door."

From Salon

Since she is self-publishing under her new Taylor Swift Publications, she can keep more of the revenue than typical celebrity memoir deals which can reap millions for publishers through advances and royalties on sales, BI reported.

From Salon