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1)Blurb. 2)Book Baby. 3)Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). 4)Xlibris. 5)Outskirts. 6)Kobo. 7)Virtual Bookworm. 8)CreateSpace. Another Amazon-owned company, CreateSpace is widely favored by first-time, budget-conscious authors.

Blurb, Lulu, AuthorHouse, CafePress, CreateSpace, Outskirts, Kobo, Kindle Direct Publishing, and Xlibris are some of the popular self-publishing companies.

When an author publishes his or her book without involving an established publisher, the act is called self-publishing. It is an easy way to publish your own book without less hassle.

Self-publishing is the publication of any book, album or other media by its author without the involvement of an established publisher.

By comparison, authors published by traditional publishers had a median income range of $5,000 to $9,999 and "hybrid authors" (those who both self-publish and publish with established publishers) had a median income range of $15,000 to $19,999.

According to the Write Life, the average amount a writer spends on self-publishing a book falls between $200 and $300. While according to Book Promotion, more experienced writers spend several thousand dollars on self-publishing services.