DOJ v. PRH: Jonathan Karp and Stephen King Take the Stand

But in terms of the case before the court, the highlight of the day was the testimony of S&S CEO Jonathan Karp. Karp took the stand with what Judge Florence Pan referred to as a "very impressive binder," which held the contents of his lengthy 14-hour deposition, and proceeded to joust with DOJ attorney Jeff Vernon, who ran Karp through a litany of examples (anonymized for open court) in which S&S editors competed directly against Penguin Random House for books - winning some, losing some, but in each case driving up the author's advance.