1. backlist - Noun
2. backlist - Verb
backlist (plural backlists)
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
(transitive) 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.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAnd Peter Neusser, General Director of De Gruyter North America, said, "At De Gruyter, we deeply appreciate Baker & Taylor's penetration into the academic library market, which opens up new avenues for our extensive backlist, dating back to the 1740s." Source: Internet
And they’re a God-send for authors everywhere in that they allow us to re-publish our out-of-print backlist or any of our work that doesn’t fit the requirements of traditional publishing, something I seem to be guilty of doing frequently. Source: Internet
At our panel, we shared a few of our own best-loved backlist handsells. Source: Internet
Building a strong backlist has traditionally been seen as the way to produce a profitable publishing house, as the most expensive aspects of the publishing process have already been paid for and the only remaining expenses are reproduction costs. Source: Internet
Effective August 1, Simon & Schuster will handle distribution in North America of new and backlist publishing for Ryland, Peters & Small, including its CICO Books line. Source: Internet
EPIC FAIL…you know how many backlist books I read this year? Source: Internet