self-publishing

ˌsɛlfˈpʌb.lɪ.ʃɪŋ

Definition

Definition of self-publishing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

independent publishingpublishing one's work independently

She chose self-publishing to release her novel without a traditional publisher.

self-release

mediareleasing music or media without a record label

Many artists choose self-publishing for creative freedom.

Adjective

author controlcreated and released by the writer without a traditional company

She chose self-publishing to release her novel without a big company.

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Origin of self-publishing

English, self + publish (make public)

Examples of self-publishing in a sentence

Many authors are turning to self-publishing.
Self-publishing allows authors to retain full rights.
The rise of self-publishing has changed the book industry.
He joined a self-publishing platform to release his poetry collection.
The guide offers tips on marketing for self-publishing authors.

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French:auto-édition, auto-édité, ...
German:Selbstverlag, selbstverlegt, ...
Italian:autoedizione, autopubblicato, ...
Spanish:autoedición, de autoedición, ...
Portuguese:auto-publicação, autoeditado, ...
Chinese:自助出版, 自出版的, ...
Japanese:セルフパブリッシング, 自費出版の, ...
Arabic:النشر الذاتي, ذَاتِيّ, ...
Hebrew:הוֹצָאָה עַצְמִית, בְּהוֹצָאָה עַצְמִית, ...
Russian:самостоятельное издание, самоиздательский, ...
Ukrainian:самовидавництво, самовидавничий, ...
Hindi:स्व-प्रकाशन, स्व-प्रकाशन वाला, ...
Bengali:স্বপ্রকাশনা, স্ব-প্রকাশনাধর্মী, ...
Catalan:autoedició, d'autoedició, ...
Czech:samonákladové vydávání, samonakladatelský, ...
Danish:selvudgivelse, selvudgivet, ...
Dutch:zelfpublicatie, in eigen beheer uitgegeven, ...
Greek:αυτοέκδοση, αυτοεκδοτικός, ...
Hungarian:magánkiadás, magánkiadású, ...
Khmer:ការបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយដោយខ្លួនឯង, បោះពុម្ពផ្សាយដោយខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:독립 출판, 자기 출판의, ...
Persian:انتشار مستقل, خود منتشر, ...
Polish:samodzielne wydawanie, samowydawniczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):auto-publicação, independente, ...
Romanian:auto-publicare, autoeditat, ...
Swedish:självpublicering, egenutgiven, ...
Thai:การตีพิมพ์ด้วยตนเอง, เผยแพร่เอง, ...
Turkish:kendi kendine yayınlama, özyayın, ...
Vietnamese:tự xuất bản, tự mình xuất bản, ...

self-publish

ˌsɛlfˈpʌblɪʃ

Definition of self-publish - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

authorshippublish a work independently without a publisher

She decided to self-publish her first novel.
He chose to self-publish his poetry collection online.
Many authors now prefer to self-publish their works.

self-release

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Origin of self-publish

Old English, self (same) + publish (make public)

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French:s'auto-publier, ...
German:selbst veröffentlichen, ...
Italian:auto-pubblicare, ...
Spanish:autoeditar, ...
Portuguese:autopublicar, ...
Chinese:自费出版, ...
Japanese:自費出版する, ...
Arabic:نَشَرَ بِنَفْسِهِ, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹצִיא לָאוֹר בְּהוֹצָאָה עַצְמִית, ...
Russian:самостоятельно издавать, ...
Ukrainian:самостійно публікувати, ...
Hindi:खुद प्रकाशित करना, ...
Bengali:নিজে প্রকাশ করা, ...
Catalan:autopublicar, ...
Czech:vydat si, ...
Danish:selvudgive, ...
Dutch:zelf publiceren, ...
Greek:αυτοεκδίδω, ...
Hungarian:magánkiadásban megjelentetni, ...
Khmer:បោះពុម្ពផ្សាយដោយខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:자비 출판하다, ...
Persian:خودمنتشر کردن, ...
Polish:opublikować samodzielnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):publicar de forma independente, ...
Romanian:a publica independent, ...
Swedish:självpublicera, ...
Thai:ตีพิมพ์เอง, ...
Turkish:kendi yayımlamak, ...
Vietnamese:tự xuất bản, ...

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