Originally posted by, Helium:
http://www.humanities360.com/index.php/self-publishing-versus-vanity-publishing-whats-the-difference-5946/
I self-published my book: Confronting The Bully of OCD back in 2004. I am still selling copies each month through Amazon.com. It was an interesting and educational experience about the process of turning a manuscript into a book and getting it out to the readers. 