What (who) is Backlist - definition
LIST OF OLDER BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM A PUBLISHER
Frontlist; Back list; Front list
Backlist
To back to an earlier part of a conversation and repeat that part.
Hey, backlist for a minute. What about Jenny?
Hey, backlist for a minute. What about Jenny?
backlist
¦ noun a publisher's list of books published before the current season and still in print.
Backlist
A backlist is a list of older books available from a publisher. This is opposed to newly-published titles, which is sometimes known as the frontlist.
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Backlist
A backlist is a list of older books available from a publisher. This is opposed to newly-published titles, which is sometimes known as the frontlist.
Pronunciation examples for Backlist
1. And here are some of my backlist titles
The Photographer's Black & White Handbook _ Harold Davis _ Talks at Google
2. You can also, if you're looking for backlist finds,
Magic For Liars _ Sarah Gailey _ Talks at Google
3. pretty huge. It's, there's a lot of books out there on backlist. This book right here
Charon's Claw (Neverwinter Saga Book III) _ RA Salvatore _ Talks at Google
4. of the things I've been tracking lately is electronic book sales. Now my backlist is
Charon's Claw (Neverwinter Saga Book III) _ RA Salvatore _ Talks at Google
5. to publish his expertise in book form, and closed up shop by mailing his entire backlist
Admission _ Jean Hanff Korelitz _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Backlist
1. Bigger publishers tend to become interested once a writer has a reputation, a backlist or celebrity status behind them.
2. There was no author Web site and no information about her backlist on her publisher‘s Web site. (And have you seen her publisher‘s Web site?
3. He estimated it would cost each publisher around 3,000 euros ($3,600) per year for the server, plus 10 euros for each title in its backlist.
4. So if you agree in principle that Google can scan anything it likes from a library, and feed it into its search engine, then it effectively becomes the backlist publisher and starts to destroy the basis of your business."
5. Of course, Harry Potter will be a fantastic backlist asset, still worth millions of pounds a year, but the 100m–plus turnover figures and double–digit profits are going to have to come from elsewhere.