self-publish

verb

self-pub·lish ˌself-ˈpə-blish

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

Recent Examples on the Web The situation is somewhat akin to an author getting published by a traditional publisher versus simply self-publishing a book on the Amazon Kindle store. —

Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024 Shaheen self-published a book called The Shadow Work Journal. —

Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 31 July 2024 According to Ridley, industry conversation only shifted when the self-publishing boom proved there was a market for diverse romances. —

Kalyani Saxena, Washington Post, 20 July 2024 Kris Kendall, Fremont Cupertino native Kris Kendall comes to writing from a different angle as a prolific self-publishing novelist who writes one to two books per week. —

Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for self-publish

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