A backlist is a list of old books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
"Frontlist" means a book that has just been published. It usually refers to a title that is less than one year old. "Backlist" means a book that has been in print for at least a year and that is still selling well enough to be stocked in bookstores. These terms originate from the practice of publishers issuing catalogs featuring their books. The catalogs, which are typically issued twice a year, usually feature a photo of the cover art for the book together with press material describing the book and its author. Book catalogs are divided into a front section, which lists new books, and a back section, which lists older books still in print. A best-seller like "The Da Vinci Code" is now considered a backlist title because it is more than a year old and it is still selling well. Publishers rely on backlist titles to make a significant portion of their income. Even less-well-known titles, such as "The Art of Kissing" by William Cane, which has been continuously in print for more than seventeen years, is referred to as a backlist title because it continues to sell. One of the most famous, and most profitable, backlist titles is "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, which sells about 200,000 copies a year, more than fifty years after its initial publication. For more information about writing visit www.hiwrite.com and discover how you can write a frontlist title yourself.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern B-C---ST. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 3rd letter C and 7th letter S and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: backcast backlist backmost backrest
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 6 words with the pattern --C-L-ST. That is, eight letter words with 3rd letter C and 5th letter L and 7th letter S and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: backlist docilest ficklest localist micklest vocalist
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern BA-KL--T. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 2nd letter A and 4th letter K and 5th letter L and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: backlift backlist
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 9 words with the pattern B-CK-I--. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 3rd letter C and 4th letter K and 6th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: backbite backfile backfill backfire backfits backlift backlist backside buckling
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 8 words with the pattern BACK-I--. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 2nd letter A and 3rd letter C and 4th letter K and 6th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: backbite backfile backfill backfire backfits backlift backlist backside
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern B-C-LI-T. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 3rd letter C and 5th letter L and 6th letter I and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: backlift backlist
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 6 words with the pattern BA-K--ST. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 2nd letter A and 4th letter K and 7th letter S and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: backcast backlist backmost backrest balkiest barkiest
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 22 words with the pattern B-C-L---. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 3rd letter C and 5th letter L. In alphabetical order, they are: bacalaos bacillar bacillus backland backlash backless backlift backlist backload backlogs backlots baculine baculite baculums becalled becalmed bicolors bicolour bucellas bucklers buckling bucolics
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 23 words with the pattern B--K--S-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 4th letter K and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: backcast backlash backless backlist backmost backrest backrush backwash balkiest barkiest barkless beakiest beakless birkiest blokeish blokiest bookcase bookiest bookless bookrest boskiest brakiest bulkiest
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 36 words with the pattern B---L-S-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 5th letter L and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: babelish babelism backlash backless backlist banalest banalise barbless barkless baseless bashless basilisk bateless bathless beakless beamless beatless beefless beltless bioblast bioplasm bioplast blotless bodiless boltless bondless boneless bookless boonless bootlast bootless botulism brillest brimless browless bushless
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 43 words with the pattern BA-----T. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter B and 2nd letter A and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: baccarat bacchant backbeat backcast backchat backlift backlist backmost backrest backseat baggiest bailment bakemeat balconet baldiest balkiest ballonet balmiest banalest bandelet bandiest banjoist bankrupt banneret bardiest bareboat barefoot barghest barguest barkiest barmiest barniest barostat barriest barrulet bascinet basement basilect bassiest bassinet batement battiest bawdiest