I would probably still have been self-publishing and trying to sell my books at book club meetings and local bookstores. What an endless hustle that was. Bookstores often would turn me down because I was self-published. If they agreed to put my books on their shelves they'd often want to take more of the profit than I did.
Thank you, Iska! I'm very glad it all turned out like it did. I couldn't have dreamed a better outcome.