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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Cherise is self-publishing a book and trying to raise awareness about this relatively new disease.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
His writing was collected by a priest from a nearby Episcopal church who sent the manuscripts out to be self-published and sold online.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Rather than accepting these rejections, Green decided to self-publish.
—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
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
His writing was collected by a priest from a nearby Episcopal church who sent the manuscripts out to be self-published and sold online.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Rather than accepting these rejections, Green decided to self-publish.
—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
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 1 May. 2025.
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