Finding A Self Publisher Online

Years ago, if someone wanted to get a book self published, they had to pay thousands of dollars. A press would publish the book for the individual and give them a certain amount of copies. All of the copies, plus the fees that were involved in setting the press and printing, were paid for by the author of the self published book. Those who did seek to have their books self published were not thought to be good authors. The name used for self publishing then was vanity press. It was thought that those who got their books published this way just had the money, not the talent, that was needed to be a writer.