noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
Refers to publishing a book or other work by oneself, bearing the costs personally, rather than through a commercial publisher.
彼は小説を自費出版した。
He self-published his novel.
自費出版の本は書店に
Self-published books rarely appear in bookstores.