frontlist

Noun

frontlist (plural frontlists)

1. A list of the most recent books available from a publisher, as opposed to the backlist of older titles.
   • The frontlist is often the top revenue center, but a strong backlist provides another revenue stream that hedges risk.

   Antonyms:

   back catalog, back catalogue, backlist

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

   Antonyms:

   backlist