The Agent

From the Publisher's description of The Agent: Personalities, Politics and Publishing:

Arthur M. Klebanoff is one of the world's most formidable literary agents. He was a co-founder of Morton L. Janklow Associates, Inc., and partner in the law firm Janklow, Traum and Klebanoff. He led the publishing division of International Management Group.

Among the authors he represented are Michael Bloomberg, Danielle Steel, Bill Bradley, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. His authors, whose diverse styles range from politics and business to astrology and religion, have generated more than $1 billion in retail sales.

More than a publishing tell-all, Klebanoff recounts all the "lessons learned." Everyone in business is now an agent of their own future. Klebanoff shows how one can navigate in such a world while creating opportunities. We also learn about the fascinating people he met on the way to his acquisition of the powerful Scott Meredith Literary Agency.

Klebanoff is now at the center of the controversy surrounding who owns the electronic rights to a book. The question now: If not specified in the contract, is it the publisher or the author?

From Testimonials:

"The title of Arthur Klebanoff's book sounds like John Le Carre. And his personal tour of New York publishing has as many twists and tricks as any spy novel."
- Richard Reeves, author of President Nixon: Alone in the White House

"Arthur Klebanoff is my hero - give him a lemon and he will turn it into a chain of lemonade stands. His story is refreshing and informative, candid and hard to put down."
- Peter Workman, President, Workman Publishing

"Fascinating"
- Jason Epstein, former Editorial Director Random House and Co-founder New York Review of Books

"Arthur Klebanoff's provocative new book, The Agent, is an insider's peek at publishing. No one who wants to understand the business will be disappointed."
- Walter Anderson, Chairman & Publisher, Parade

"In this book you will learn what a good agent does and how he or she does it."
- Bill Bradley, former Senator and Presidential candidate.

"The Agent provides a unique, insider's view of the book business from the perspective of a master dealmaker."
- Michael R. Bloomberg, founder Bloomberg LP and New York Mayor.

"I have known Arthur Klebanoff for thirty years. His book illustrates how politics at its best makes a difference. Publishing on political subjects has a proud tradition and Arthur has been one of its leading advocates."
- Chuck Schumer, US Senator from New York.