How much does it REALLY cost to self-publish?

(TL;DR version: It’s less than P40,000.) How much does it really cost to self-publish a book? Recently, there’s been a bit of buzz around self-publishing practices here in the Philippines. Every once in a while, various conversations about the different issues surrounding self-publishing (quality of work, ~legitimacy, and costs, to name a few) arise in different social media platforms, and I want to somehow contribute to that through this blog, but for now, let’s focus on one aspect: COST. I rem...