The Best 101 on Self-Publishing + Resources

The best education on how to self-publish (whether in print or online) can be found in these 3 places:

Self-Publishing a Book: 25 Things You Need to Know by David Carnoy (CNET)
How to Self-Publish an E-Book by David Carnoy (CNET)
Everything You Need to Know About Self-Publishing:
the March/April 2009 Writer’s Digest issue covered this
topic in-depth. More than 8 online articles included here.

Here you'll find some of the best websites with continuing posts, resources, and news:

Self-Publishing Review
The Book Designer
Publetariat
Open Publishing Guide (a resource by a university department; it's not selling anything; check out the Self-Publishing Advisor)

Writer's Digest publishes two guides on the topic:

The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 5th edition (just released) by Marilyn Ross and Sue Collier
The Indie Author Guide (releasing in December 2010) by April Hamilton

Jane Friedman is a full-time entrepreneur (since 2014) and has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. She is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and is the former publisher of Writer’s Digest. In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com. Jane’s newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press, 2018).