self-publishing

[self-puhb-lish-ing]

noun

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

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

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

What is different this time is that self-publishing on social media means those seeking to whip up the mob can do so without worrying unduly about the facts.

From BBC

“I was obsessed with self-publishing because I thought based on how I hear things go for authors in our society, it just didn’t seem fair to give such a big part of your work to another person,” said Cuestas.

From Los Angeles Times