In the piece below, Weldon is on the money and authors should keep that in mind: He thinks publishing a new book is a bit like running a startup company, or – in an analogy closer to this horse...
Not terribly in-depth, nonetheless interesting. Especially when discussing the challenges of being too large (pointing to the value of imprints in the minds of authors) and responding to concerns...
https://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2014/01/19/go-read-this-john-makinson-interview-in-the-times-of-india/
A good piece from David this: It was no place to pursue the argument, and if time had been available I might have learnt all sorts of clever things that Penguin Random House have up their sleeves...
https://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2013/10/02/go-read-this-never-say-never-david-worlock/