frontlist
nounEtymology From front + list.
1
Media, Publishing A list of the most recent books available from a publisher, as opposed to the backlist of older titles.
- The frontlist is often the top revenue center, but a strong backlist provides another revenue stream that hedges risk.
2
Media, Publishing 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.
- 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.