Titles on a publisher's list that are not expected to be big sellers, but might introduce a new author or find audiences in niche markets. Midlist books are often mainstream books, as opposed to books that neatly fit into genres.
Books with a strong intellectual or artistic bent which have a chance of significant success but are not assumed to be likely bestsellers.
A term applied to books that sell in only moderate numbers, a category that covers approximately 99 percent of the entire sales range.
Titles that are not expected to be big sellers for a publisher, usually mainstream books.
these are mainstream books by unknown or new writers that are expected to have only limited sales.
Books with reliable but not outstanding sales--the ones in the middle of the list.
A title that has been out some time. Previous books by an author and which may or may not be still in print are midlist titles.
Midlist is a term in the publishing industry which refers to books which are not bestsellers but are strong enough to economically justify their publication (and likely, further purchases of future books from the same author). The vast majority of total titles published are midlist titles, though they represent a much smaller fraction of total book sales, which are dominated by bestsellers and other very popular titles.