Crossword clues for backlist
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context publishing English) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer. 2 (context transitive publishing English) To place (a book) on a backlist.
Wikipedia
A backlist is a list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to titles newly published (sometimes called the frontlist).
Building a strong backlist has traditionally been seen as the way to produce a profitable publishing house, as the most expensive aspects of the publishing process have already been paid for and the only remaining expenses are reproduction costs and author royalty. A strong backlist is also a form of The Long Tail in modern business plans.
"The backlist is the financial backbone of the book industry, accounting for 25 to 30 percent of the average publisher's sales," wrote The New York Times. "Current titles, known as the front list, are often a gamble: they can become best sellers, but they are much more likely to disappear in a flood of returns from bookstores. By contrast, backlist books usually have predictable sales and revenues."
Usage examples of "backlist".
SF, with Del Rey alone issuing fifty or more titles of its extensive fantasy and SF backlist in trade paperback.
And once drawn to her, Georgia was utterly convinced they would remain to devour her backlist in its entirety.
Ted made periodic visits to this particular bookstore, where he routinely autographed however many copies of his backlist titles were in stock.
Betty and Ian Ballantine that Judy-Lynn and Lester had such a strong backlist foundation on which to build their new imprint.
I did, there are another fifteen backlist titles for you to go tracking down.
I decided to look at a couple of new titles from their catalogue, and a couple of backlist ones.
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I already have thirty-eight pre-sold copies of the hardcover, with orders still coming in, and nearly that many of her backlist set aside.
People in remote corners of the earth will be able to select from publishing backlists and front lists comprising millions of titles.
Ted Cole ineverybookstore, of course, but Ted made periodic visits to this particular bookstore, where he routinely autographed however many copies of his backlist titles were in stock.
On its backlist were a half dozen Nobel Prize winners and dozens of Pulitzer and NBA winners.
There's quite a backlist, so the site will start out meaty and grow bigger.