About self publishing?

Anyone you contact to self-publish will want to publish it. That's what they do--you give them enough money to pay for it and they'll publish it. It's not like they're fighting to get you as an author. They have you as a potential customer.

If this is the sum total of you deciding, I'd save your money for something that will go somewhere.

I don't understand what you mean when you say 'Author has been wanting as well a couple more."

But back to your original question about self publishing. Self publishing is a snap. There's nothing to it, really. The TRULY HARD part, is self-marketing. Getting into bookstores, getting your work reviewed, getting someone other than your family members to buy a copy. That's the really tricky part.

If you are happy with online publishing, there is a solution - smashwords.com publishes online, it doesn't cost you a penny, and they pay royalties.

Amazon CreateSpace. I know several successful authors who use it. You can publish at no cost, Amazon gets their money whenever one of your books sell.

Amazon, iPad, Barnes & Noble. These are legitimate.

I would start with Amazon

I would use Amazon - safe and clean -