Ethan Ellenberg opened his literary agency in late 1984 after holding contract management positions at both Bantam and Berkley/Jove. He represents a wide range of book authors, though his specialty is commercial fiction. He is an acknowledged expert on the practical aspects of publishing including the publishing agreement and royalty accounting, and a long-time industry observer and author advocate. He founded Royalty Reminder in 2017 to support authors and their heirs with organization of their agreements, contracts, licenses and royalty statements to help them generate the greatest earning potential of their literary property.