The Agent: Personalities, Politics, and Publishing (1587991047) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

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, Patrick Moynihan, and Rupert Murdoch. 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?

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Honest, entertaining, and encouraging.:

Arthur Klebanoff takes you on a journey through the world of publishing that will open your eyes to the intricate maze of possibilities. His stories, all based on personal experience, confirm that there are several positive solutions to every problem or obstacle. And moreover, his words and wisdom resonate with honesty and integrity. I loved this book. It has given me a glimpse into a world (publishing) that is frequently criticized as cold, commercial, and impersonal, and shown me that there are literary... more info

HOW CORPORATE INTEGRATION TOOK OVER BOOK PUBLISHING:

A MUST BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO WONDERS WHY BOOKS BECAME A FUNCTION OF CORPORATE INTEGRATION.Klebanoff lays it all out there- the branding of names , integrated ties ins with every corporaste entity from the vatican to golf gear makers,the integration of book reviewing with book publishing and corporate promotion .Just as the meat business was transformed by total integration ( from the beast to McDonalds)Klebanoff describes why every book is part of the corporate process of integrated
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A compelling and informative account:

Arthur Klebanoff is one of today's most formidable and well known literary agents and a key figure in a front-page, technology-centric legal battle with publishing giant Random House in a case focusing on the question of who owns the electronic rights to the great books of the 20th Century. In The Agent: Personalities, Politics, And Publishing, Klebanoff vividly recounts all the lessons he's learned as a professional, ranging from his early days in politics to his current position at the center of the book... more info

An insider's view of publishing and politics:

This idiosynchratic and highly personnal memoir by Arthur Klebanoff, one of the nation's premier literary agents, is chock full of fascinating tidbits about the worlds of publishing and politics, and how they came to intersect in Mr. Klebanoff's high-power career. Not nearly as polished, perhaps, as Michael Korda's volume on his years in publishing, and Mr.Klebanoff's name-dropping is excessive. But overall, the book has a quirky charm that makes it hard to put down.

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