On the second day of self-publishing, I formatted my manuscript (which had gone through at least a dozen edits from one person to another.
On the third day of self-publishing, I collaborated with a designer to beef up my cover.
On the fourth day of self-publishing, I changed my word.doc to an ePub. On Calibre...
Five rejections and counting!!
On the sixth day of self-publication, I submitted my manuscript to Kindle Direct Publishing. (Refer to five.)
On the seventh day of self-publication, I delayed my Kindle release.
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On the eighth day of self-publication, my book cover came back to me from Ingram (too narrow!!)
On the eighth day of self-publication, the revised cover was resubmitted to IngramSpark.
On the ninth day of self-publication, my eBook came out on Kindle. (on the original date--horrors!)
On the tenth day of self-publication, I downloaded the Kindle Create app and then loaded my word.doc on the app.
On the tenth day of self-publication, I went through the e-proof from Ingram and realized the font was wrong.
On the eleventh day of self-publication, I realized Palatino Linotype would increase the page numbers and mess with the cover.
On the twelfth day of self-publication, I redid the cover to fit the pages.
The redone print cover. 
[Obviously in self-publications there are more than twelve days. I am currently waiting for the next e-proof manuscript from Ingram Spark, so I can approve it and then order a copy of the book.
In KDP, I am waiting for the updated e-book manuscript to replace the icky one.]
Definitely, if this had been the launch of a real submarine, it would have slid off the ramp and sunk to the ocean floor.
Fingers crossed.
