backlist
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈbækˌlɪst/
- Jargon
:
catálogo de libros antiguos
- Perhaps if I had an extensive backlist, I'd enroll a few titles, but for now I'll wait and see.
- backlist titles
Examples
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HarperCollins is in the midst of preparing its Ray Bradbury backlist for digital publication, paidContent has learned.
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HarperCollins tells paidContent that a digital backlist is in the works.
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Little, Brown had an extensive backlist of exceptional writers, and getting a job there was a plum.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Chicago now publishes electronic versions of most of our newly released books, as well as many backlist titles," Thomas says.
Academic text (2011) -
Baen's e-book driven backlist is large and still selling paper books for the company.
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The plan included recently published titles from scholarly presses and some backlist titles from the previous three years.
Academic text (2013) -
Badly scanned OCR jobs are an issue with backlist titles too.
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Many readers enjoy exploring the extensive backlist of classic novels that are still available for purchase.
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The publisher's backlist includes several award-winning books that continue to attract new readers.
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In order to boost sales, the company decided to promote their lesser-known titles from their backlist.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backlist comes from the simple parts back ('behind' or 'older') and list ('list of titles'). It means the group of older books a publisher keeps available for sale rather than new releases.