How to pronounce “midlist”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (publishing, of a book or author) Unlikely to be more than modestly successful.
• (publishing, attributively, of books being planned) Expected to achieve sales performance that blends frontlist performance with backlist performance, being neither a bestseller when new nor a perennial backlist performer but strong enough in each of those categories to be successful overall.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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