Frontlist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Frontlist is a noun meaning (publishing) A list of the most recent books available from a publisher, as opposed to the backlist of older titles.
Meaning
(publishing) A list of the most recent books available from a publisher, as opposed to the backlist of older titles.
More Meanings
- (publishing, attributively, of books being planned) Intended to sell strongly while still recent, and to be profitable on that basis alone, even if predicted to sell poorly after that.
Example Sentences
The frontlist is often the top revenue center, but a strong backlist provides another revenue stream that hedges risk.
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.
Word Forms
- frontlists
Antonyms for frontlist
Common opposites include backlist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include backlist, booklist, shelflist, pagelist, catalogue, listicle.
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