self-publishing
Americannoun
adjective
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publishing one's own work for sale or distribution without the aid of a traditional publisher.
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providing services such as editing and printing to authors wishing to publish their own work.
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The affair was a "real earthquake" for the French book trade, Charlotte Allibert, co-founder of Librinova, a self-publishing company and literary agency, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Stephanie Archer, a former chemical engineer, began self-publishing her books about the Vancouver Storm several years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
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 ● Feb. 28, 2025
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 ● Aug. 5, 2024
In June, 2000, King announced on his official web site that he was self-publishing The Plant in serial form.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams
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