Eating my tuna sammie and wondering where Jennifer Rudolph Walsh is having lunch. . . Sushi Taro takeout? Limo to BLT Steak? #DOJvPRH
Just spoke with my lovely editor and I am definitely gathering the right stuff to file, even if not to tweet! I promise to BRING IT tomorrow through Monday, when PRH’s Madeline McIntosh takes the stand (and I will still be on the case!). #DOJvPRH
And we’re back! Jennifer Rudolph Walsh begins by talking about some of her big sales. . . Sue Monk Kidd, Jeannette Walls, “and all of Brené Brown.” #dojvprh
Smaller publishers, says Walsh, may not compete as frequently, but when they do get in there, can be important players. #dojvprh
Are small publishers “Farm teams”?

“Rude,” says Walsh, “but also untrue.”

#DOJvPRH
Defense is handing out “ a decoder.” IS IT A SEKRIT SPY RING? #dojvprh
The decoder is all about authors and sales…

Walsh has on big aviator reading glasses now. #dojvprh
NEW ENTRANTS TO THE MARKET COME ON DOWN!

Shoutouts to @SPIEGELandGRAU and @zandoprojects and @CatapultStory and more. . . #DOJvPRH
“I don’t think that Amazon handled the rollout of their publishing arm great” says Walsh. #DOJvPRH

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Another decoder sheet! Cannot wait.
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Glusman says merger would be bad for midlist authors.
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"Correct." #DOJvPRH
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BUT THEN she tells us that different authors have different needs. Some authors, e.g., need first-class air travel

Do those flights use paper plates?

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NB my grades in undergrad micro and macro were quite low. #DOJvPRH
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“A vast amount of this information isn’t public knowledge?”

Hill: “Yes, but the winner is always known!”
The one thing that’s clear is analysis of edit minutes cannot show the runner up. OK.
And neither big publisher has good data about the runners up. They may use “different language” as Hill says — but no one has enough data, basically.
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