backlisting
/ˈbækˌlɪstɪŋ/
noun
- The process or practice of placing books on a publisher's backlist.
- The company's backlisting strategy focuses on keeping classics available.
- Backlisting helps publishers manage their inventory of older titles.
- Effective backlisting can generate long-term revenue for a publisher.
verb
- Present participle of backlist: the act of placing a book or title on a publisher's backlist.
- The publisher is backlisting the series to focus on new releases.
- The editor is backlisting several titles from last season.
- They are backlisting the author's early works to promote her new book.