"midlist" meaning in English

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        "Unlikely to be more than modestly successful."
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        "(publishing, of a book or author) Unlikely to be more than modestly successful."
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        "(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."
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