backlist
noun
back·list
ˈbak-ˌlist 
: a list of books kept in print as distinguished from books newly published
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Of the top 10 audiobooks on Spotify currently, nine are backlist titles, per Spotify's internal data.
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Developing a backlist is one of the ways publishers can afford to take gambles on big advances.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
And the greater the number of books that come out and remain in print, the longer the publisher’s backlist.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Her publisher, Knopf, is also rereleasing her backlist with brand new covers.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Developing a backlist is one of the ways publishers can afford to take gambles on big advances.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
And the greater the number of books that come out and remain in print, the longer the publisher’s backlist.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Her publisher, Knopf, is also rereleasing her backlist with brand new covers.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Backlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlist. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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