self-publish
verb
self-pub·lish
ˌself-ˈpə-blish 
self-published; self-publishing; self-publishes
: to publish (a book) using the author's own resources
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Rather than accepting these rejections, Green decided to self-publish.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The web novel is not easily accessible to English-language readers, as it is posted on Japanese self-publishing platform Syosetu.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
During this time, her dad also wrote and self-published a guide book for other Vietnamese American immigrants with tips on how to open a bank account or deal with the post office.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Authors are using such events, along with self-publishing online, to bypass foreign publishers and promote work for local people – and in local languages.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The web novel is not easily accessible to English-language readers, as it is posted on Japanese self-publishing platform Syosetu.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
During this time, her dad also wrote and self-published a guide book for other Vietnamese American immigrants with tips on how to open a bank account or deal with the post office.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Authors are using such events, along with self-publishing online, to bypass foreign publishers and promote work for local people – and in local languages.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-publish
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“Self-publish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-publish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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