Toby Ernst Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Oversee sales of translation rights of English-language titles to publishers around the world with primary responsibility for Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia, and Scandinavia.Present a large and diverse publishing list to international publishers at major book fairs around the world.Investigate and implement new subsidiary rights opportunities in emerging technologies, including e-books, electronic gaming rights, and on-line serialization including attending digital trade shows, creating digital presentations, and negotiating licensing deals and contractual terms.Meet regularly with editors at major U.S. Book Clubs to present upcoming titles and negotiate new sales and reorders.Oversee all aspects of first and second serial rights sales from submission through contract negotiation.Assist in the sale of audio rights to domestic and international audio book publishers.

Served as liaison between literary agent, authors and publishing houses for all matters pertaining to book publication.Evaluated book proposals and manuscripts for possible representation and future publication.Tracked contractual obligations of authors and publishing houses including manuscript delivery, editorial changes, and payment deadlines.

Oversaw all aspects of production for three weekly loose-leaf publications including editing raw data and converting incoming material to correct standardized format.Developed production schedules for several annual volumes.Responsible for the development and production of biannual volumes of Tax Court and Appellate Court opinions.