Backlist

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Backlist

Noun

  1. A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
  2. 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.

    "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."

Verb

  1. To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.

    "I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted."

  2. To place (a book) on a backlist.

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