Current Industry Facts and Figures

More self-published authors are earning a living wage today than Big-5 authors according to a recently published online article. This information was gleaned from an article below. There are some very interesting facts emerging about children’s books lately so today I have made a list of links if you would like to get yourself up to speed of what’s happening in our industry. Any comments would be welcome!
http://authorearnings.com/the-tenured-vs-debut-author-report/?utm_content=buffer03973&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://authorearnings.com/the-report/
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/61116-hugh-howey-and-the-indie-author-revolt.html
http://blog.smashwords.com/2014/05/amazons-hachette-dispute-foreshadows.html?m=1&utm_content=bufferbcd7f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
And here are a couple of other links for your interest:
http://www.scoop.it/t/australian-children-s-authors
http://clancytucker.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/29-may-2014-future-neil-gaiman.html