backlists (0 synonym found)

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Definition of backlists:

(n) : (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
(n) : (publishing, attributively, of books being planned) 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.
(v) : (transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
(v) : (transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
Definition of backlists:

(n) : (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
(n) : (publishing, attributively, of books being planned) 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.
(v) : (transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
(v) : (transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
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