Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A publisher's list of older titles kept in print.
- transitive verb To place (a title) on a backlist.
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- verb transitive To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
- verb transitive, publishing To place (a book) on a backlist.
- noun publishing A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the
frontlist of more recent titles.
Etymologies
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Examples
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New fans hooked by this one will be happy to know that his backlist is even richer.
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The backlist is likely to have a resurgence of popularity in the light of Sue Grafton's recent, deserved winning of the 2008 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger.
Sunday salon: book buying Maxine 2008
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The backlist is likely to have a resurgence of popularity in the light of Sue Grafton's recent, deserved winning of the 2008 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger.
Sunday salon: book buying Maxine 2008
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It's great that my backlist is still available, and I'm glad it still perks along, but the Spanish edition of TWO BOYS IN LOVE came out in 2001, so it's been 7 years since I had a book of adult fiction out here.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2008
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The backlist is likely to have a resurgence of popularity in the light of Sue Grafton's recent, deserved winning of the 2008 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger.
February 2008 Maxine 2008
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At the same time, I learned that my publisher was paying a large sum for the 1,500-title backlist of a bankrupt publishing company.
Cleveland Scene 2009
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At the same time, I learned that my publisher was paying a large sum for the 1,500-title backlist of a bankrupt publishing company.
Cleveland Scene 2009
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At the same time, I learned that my publisher was paying a large sum for the 1,500-title backlist of a bankrupt publishing company.
Cleveland Scene 2009
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At the same time, I learned that my publisher was paying a large sum for the 1,500-title backlist of a bankrupt publishing company.
Cleveland Scene 2009
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(See my husband Dean Wesley Smith’s post on The Magic Bakery to understand how backlist translates into money for writers.)
reesetee commented on the word backlist
In bookselling, the list of previously released books that are the proven favorites and strong sellers, ordered regularly and kept in stock. See frontlist and midlist.
October 23, 2007