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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Nash is the author of the number one best-selling book Becoming Your Own Banker, which has sold over 550,000 copies and is self-published.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Her decision to self-publish her Era’s Tour memoir challenges existing norms of the publishing industry, who have been gatekeepers to the opportunities authors receive and how stories are told.
—Topsie Vandenbosch, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Thus her podcast is produced by her own company, 143 Studios (named after the address of an apartment in Manhattan the couple lived in), and her new book, like her previous ones, is being released through a self-publishing platform.
—Belinda Luscombe / Boston, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
In present day, Stephen’s friend congratulates him on the book and encourages him to self-publish it.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Her decision to self-publish her Era’s Tour memoir challenges existing norms of the publishing industry, who have been gatekeepers to the opportunities authors receive and how stories are told.
—Topsie Vandenbosch, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Thus her podcast is produced by her own company, 143 Studios (named after the address of an apartment in Manhattan the couple lived in), and her new book, like her previous ones, is being released through a self-publishing platform.
—Belinda Luscombe / Boston, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
In present day, Stephen’s friend congratulates him on the book and encourages him to self-publish it.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
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 19 Nov. 2024.
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