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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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 As a self-publishing platform, Wattpad is known for hosting fan fiction and romance, and its authors and readers both skew heavily female. Josh Bell, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024 Watch on Deadline Verity was self-published in 2018 and grew into a phenomenon that was acquired by Grand Central Publishing in 2021. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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