Anyone self-published with Amazon?

I've published twelve books through KDP - a part of Amazon.

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Is it just Kindle or are paperback/hard cover copies actually available for purchase on Amazon after you are done?

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There are three option when publishing on Amazon.

You will have to format each manuscript for ebook(kindle), paperback, and hardcover separately. You will also need to format your book cover depending on the size of the paperback/hard cover size you choose to go with.

From there, Amazon will handle the printing process and print on-demand.

As Geaux said, you can do all three forms at KDP: Kindle, paperback and hardcover. For one of books I did a large print addition in addition to the other three modes.

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Care to share what books you published?

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Six Book Series - Marine in 2nd Recon Batallion

Three Book Bogalusa Trilogy

Terror in the Bubble - Home Invasion in Highland Park, Texas

We'll Meet Again - WWII drama/romance

Echoes of the Empty Quarter - Search for missing person in the Middle East

Death in the Empty Quarter - Kidnapping in the Middle East

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If you want to start a store, be ready to pay around 2k for filing and legal fees.

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I'm not sure I understand what you are saying, but I published all my books without spending a penny. I self-edited my early books; did the cover art and graphics in Photoshop. In the later books, I used EditGPT for editing and OpenArt for cover art, but I did the graphics myself—total out-of-pocket expenses to publish those books: $0.