backlist
backlist · backlists
A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more…A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
US/bˈæklˌɪst/
Meaning
2 sensesA list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
(attributive)Expected to achieve years of adequate sales while on a backlist, and to be profitable on that basis, even if predicted not to sell in huge numbers when new.
The celebrity tell-all has been proposed as a frontlist title, whereas the cookbook has been proposed as a backlist title and the food history book as a midlist title.
Origin
From back + list.From back + list.
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