This section explains what Earth science is and what Earth scientists study. Reading Strategy Categorizing As you read about the different branches of Earthscience, fill in the column with the name of each branch and list someof the things that are studied.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Self-publishing. Self-publishing is the publication of any book or other media by the author of the work, without the involvement of an established third-party publisher. The author is responsible and in control of entire process including design, formats, price, distribution, marketing & PR.
Vanity publishing - contrary to what other answerers have stated - isn't self-publishing; it's predatory publishing. There's a huge difference between the two - and an even greater difference gap between 'self-publishing' and 'indie-publishing.'. Ultimately, the easiest way to explain what vanity publishing is is this: a vanity press markets to authors, not readers.