How i went about self publishing

I had read a very good book called..The Fine Print of Self Publishing by Mark Levine, a very enlightening book. I had found myself at the time wanting to self publish fast and cheap, however i am re-thinking it over.

I can publish for nearly no money, but i will pay allot for copies of my book, and even more for the add on's.
A fair trade it seems, but i have learned that some of these self publishers retain total control over the rights. They decide if a party is interested in making your novel into a movie or series, even they decide if a well known publisher wants to include you into their employment. And let us not even talk about royalties, it is a shame what the rate is.

On the other hand, pay allot of money up front (for me), to retain the rights and 100% royalties, and get some added benefits from the packages they promote, and we factor in the old saying "You get what you pay for"


I am lucky, on the verge of going with a cheap self publishing company, two friends of mine came to me and offered to invest, to be honest, one the friends helped me create the world itself. So i find myself looking to see what services are in  my range now.