Frontlist
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A list of the most recent books available from a publisher, as opposed to the backlist of older titles.
"The frontlist is often the top revenue center, but a strong backlist provides another revenue stream that hedges risk."
- 2 Intended to sell strongly while still recent, and to be profitable on that basis alone, even if predicted to sell poorly after that. attributive
"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."
Example
More examples"The frontlist is often the top revenue center, but a strong backlist provides another revenue stream that hedges risk."
Etymology
From front + list.
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