What to expect with Amazon publishing

On January 2nd of this year, I published my fourth and fifth poetry books. It has been a wonderful half a year stressing about getting everything right and finally achieving my dream of being a published author. Like many people, I published all five of my poetry books, and a short story book I co-wrote with a friend, directly on Amazon. I/We decided to go with Amazon because it was quick, the prompts were easy to fill out…