Self-publishing?

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Edited to get to the point!

I really don't know where to get started in publishing a book idea I have. I want to be able to hand over (or email over) the finished material and have someone print and bind it. Would local print shops be capable of doing this? Would it be a total pain to have them print only twenty copies at a time? Does anyone have an idea of how much this will run?

Or, should I try printing and binding this on my own? I'm not sure where I would start, but I certainly do have a craft warehouse and a paper factory at my disposal to get started.

Any thoughts? Ideas? :]

Thanks!!