# backlist

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
2. Expected to achieve years of adequate sales while on a backlist, and to be profitable on that basis, even if predicted not to sell in huge numbers when new.

## Etymology
From back + list.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backlist