self-publish

verb

self-pub·​lish ˌself-ˈpə-blish How to pronounce self-publish (audio)
self-published; self-publishing; self-publishes

transitive verb

: to publish (a book) using the author's own resources

Examples of self-publish in a Sentence

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TikTok’s algorithm also became the silver bullet for many independent and self-published authors. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 After the failing reviews, the NTP selected its own reviewers and self-published the study as a monograph in August. Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025 Hazzard would later move to the Seattle area in 1908 and self-publish a book, titled Fasting for the Cure of Disease, which laid out her medical philosophy, and also the groundwork for her claims of innocence. Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025 Admittedly, if the money layer wises up and starts funding developers directly and having them self-publish, that could bring back many of the skilled people who have recently been lost. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for self-publish 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-publish was in 1943

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“Self-publish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-publish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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