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@bama-rose Publishing involves two pieces: physical production and distribution.

Physical production only applies to print books (unless you want audiobooks on CD or something). You can upload your manuscript to print on demand companies like KDP and every time someone buys your book, they’ll print it and ship it to them. This is AWESOME for first-time authors. If you ever get big, you could do a bulk print run and ship them yourself or use a fulfillment company. (Potentially, you could get higher royalties this way.)

Distribution is just getting your book in places where people can see it. Amazon is the world’s foremost platform for this, but there are many others including Kobok, iBooks, B&N, physical bookstores, catalogs, etc. Self-published or trad-published, most of these options are open to you.