vanity publishing

British  

noun

1. the practice of the author of a book paying all or most of the costs of its publication

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vanity publishing

“Because they’d gone the vanity publishing route in a previous incarnation and ended up with boxes of records in the garage.”

From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2017

This summer, Penguin acquired Author Solutions Inc, one of the world's largest providers of publishing services, or what might have once been called "vanity publishing".

From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2012

But it does not come cheap, and the chances of having a hit are virtually non-existent - it's with good reason that the practice is known as "vanity publishing".

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2011

None of its books sold widely, but Exposition's authors got a better shake than the history of vanity publishing gave them a right to expect.

From Time Magazine Archive

But over the past couple of years, vanity publishing has become practically respectable.

From Time Magazine Archive