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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist.

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Examples

  • Not only has 'Richard and Judy' resulted in 30.3 million books being sold for £180.4 million (discounts included), but the club has had a huge impact on the selected authors 'backlists.

    Richard and Judy and other sales figures Maxine 2009

  • Not only has 'Richard and Judy' resulted in 30.3 million books being sold for £180.4 million (discounts included), but the club has had a huge impact on the selected authors 'backlists.

    PETRONA Maxine 2009

  • But if a new initiative falls through, the major houses have backlists that provide more than 50% of their annual income in sales and subsidiary rights.

    Anis Shivani: WATCH: Indie Literary Publishing: Editors And Writers Speak Out Anis Shivani 2011

  • Not only has 'Richard and Judy' resulted in 30.3 million books being sold for £180.4 million (discounts included), but the club has had a huge impact on the selected authors 'backlists.

    Books Maxine 2009

  • Not only has 'Richard and Judy' resulted in 30.3 million books being sold for £180.4 million (discounts included), but the club has had a huge impact on the selected authors 'backlists.

    Richard and Judy and other sales figures Maxine 2009

  • Write another great book -- The best selling eBook authors at Smashwords (the ebook publishing and distribution platform I founded) offer deep backlists.

    Mark Coker: The Seven Secrets to eBook Publishing Success Mark Coker 2010

  • Write another great book -- The best selling eBook authors at Smashwords (the ebook publishing and distribution platform I founded) offer deep backlists.

    Mark Coker: The Seven Secrets to eBook Publishing Success Mark Coker 2010

  • Wylie remains a rare optimist in publishing circles, fueled perhaps by the healthy backlists and literary estates he represents.

    Andrew Wylie 2011

  • Write another great book -- The best selling eBook authors at Smashwords (the ebook publishing and distribution platform I founded) offer deep backlists.

    Mark Coker: The Seven Secrets to eBook Publishing Success Mark Coker 2010

  • In his preface he notes that the totaloutput from publishers has decreased by 10 per cent compared with last year, with "midlists and backlists" suffering as a result, as publishers put more resources into marketing a smaller number of titles.

    Publishing Maxine 2009

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