The publishing of books and other media by the authors or creators of those works, rather than by established, third-party publishers.

present participle of self-publish

A vanity press.

Publication through a vanity press.

(computing) A person involved in desktop publishing. / (computing) A piece of software that performs desktop publishing.

plural of desktop publisher

plural of vanity publisher

A company that produces books, magazines, brochures and other texts in print or electronic form.

(academia) The pressure to frequently publish in academic journals in order to gain tenure or to sustain a career.

plural of e-publisher