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Originally Posted by leebase
If a book was still selling well, it would still be published and not part of a backlist.
And of course not all new books sell well. But they have a chance to. A backlist title has had it's run.
Lee
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Not to be argumentative but perhaps a large printing operation would have
a different # in mind for the term "sell well" than the author. Certainly the
return required for the author to find it profitable would be different.
Most books that attempt a tie in with the events of the day, or a movie run
would have a limited run, as you suggest but many stories are timeless.
I am not sure what is counted as backlist, anyway. If a book is still listed on
Amazon or offered on eBay, or in an online or b&m used bookstore, is that "in
print"? If the price for a "new" paperback, printed a number of years ago, is
over $100, is that "still in print"? Andre Norton's "Witch World" series comes
to mind.
Then the issue for me is more about getting those kind of books in ebook
form, officially "backlist" or not.
Luck;
Ken