Does anyone here know anything about self-publishing?

I have not self-published. The reason is mainly 1. time and 2. I am fussy (I do think there is a tradition of poets publishing their own work and some now very valuable rare books are those self-published by poets, given as gifts to friends, done in limited editions). I want special paper, beautiful printing... an art object. Thus...it has not gotten done.

Ask Michael Dunn he's done it. Also Don Campbell. His "self-published chapbooks" are part of his artistic process. He also gets lots published in regular journals, on-line and print, and as you know --he knows lots about that too. His self published chapbooks are not "art objects" --they get the job done -as he sees it. He puts his poems on poetry sites, takes them down, puts them in chapbooks which he sells for a low cost, and then sends off to publishers too, I admire this...although I am a bit too "picky" for this process so far... However he does it...and I just think about it. But I like you, have benefited from his "prodding" and published thanks to him, both in his own San Gabriel Valley Quarterly and elsewhere.