frontlist

Noun

Meaning

frontlist (plural frontlists)

(publishing) A list of the most recent books available from a publisher, as opposed to the backlist of older titles.

Examples

Green Apple was nominated by Sheryl Cotleur, frontlist buyer at Copperfield's Books in Sebastopol, Calif. Source: Internet

Bestselling frontlist titles were discounted down to $4.99 and even lower and crowded indies off bestseller charts as a result. Source: Internet

RosettaBooks, founded in 2001, is a leading independent digital publisher of popular backlist and frontlist titles, original short e-book lines and original digital-only titles across a broad array of publishing categories in fiction and nonfiction. Source: Internet

Lewis, who also does a lot of work with schools, noted that illustrations may well sell the frontlist, but a book must pass the read-aloud test to backlist. Source: Internet

With Halloween fast approaching,has put together a selective list of scary books--fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, kids' books and young adult titles, frontlist as well as backlist. Source: Internet

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