Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontlist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frontlist
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Intended to sell strongly while still recent, and to be profitable on that basis alone, even if predicted to sell poorly after that.

Example Sentences

"The frontlist is often the top revenue center, but a strong backlist provides another revenue stream that hedges risk."
"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."

Etymology

From front + list.

Inflected Forms

frontlists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

midlist

Antonyms

back catalog back catalogue backlist

Questions

What does frontlist mean?: A list of the most recent books available from a publisher, as opposed to the backlist of older titles.
Where does frontlist come from?: From front + list.

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