frontlist

[ fruhnt-list ]

noun

1. a publisher's sales list of newly or recently published books, especially those of popular or ephemeral appeal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of frontlist¹

front + list ¹

Example Sentences

However, neither are most frontlist titles, despite their increasingly complex, algorithmically amplified grabs for it.

From Seattle Times

“Regnery publisher Tom Spence said that, in addition to improved retail sales, a string of frontlist bestsellers, as well as improved backlist sales, drove the sales gain. The top seller was ‘Fault Lines’ by Voddie T. Baucham, which Spence described as a surprise hit from its Christian imprint, Salem Books, which sold more than 90,000 hardcover copies.

From Washington Times

New books, which in industry-speak are called the frontlist, have sold well, but so have older titles.

From New York Times

“There have been frontlist successes like ‘A Promised Land’ or ‘Untamed,’ absolutely,” Ms. McIntosh said of Mr. Obama’s book and a memoir by Glennon Doyle.

From New York Times

“Not having to have your frontlist support you, it moves their organization ahead five, seven years,” Winton said.

From Los Angeles Times