It Never Pays To Skim

So I'm reading on the commute home and come across this passage:

"A friend of hers," Adrienne said. She glanced back over her shoulder at her father. He waved. Scene where Adrienne defends her roommate's decision to share a hotel room with another man. "You have women in here every night throwing themselves at you. You hardly have a right to get angry."

Wow.

1. Author.
2. Critique Partner(?)
3. Beta Readers(?)
4. Agent.
5. Editor.
6. Copy Edits.
7. Paperback edition released 1 year after hardback release(?)