I guess it takes two months now

[Jeff Tanyard]

I received this today in my email:





I don't know if anyone is using Amazon's new-release notifications as part of a publishing strategy or not, but if you are, the delay seems to be getting longer, so take that into account.

[notthatamanda]

Just for another data point I went and followed a trad published author who has a book coming out in early June.  Will let you guys know.
Hope you get a boost from the new release email Tim, better late than later than 90 days as they say, I guess.

[TimothyEllis]

I complained that book hadn't had a new release email, and they responded it was policy to send one out sometime in 60 days after release.

As far as I know, that email only went to the UK, at day 57.

I follow myself, so I know when the emails come out, and I've not had one.

Personally, I call this a disgrace on Amazon's part, or even deliberate sabotage of launches to force people into AMS, which is a total sick joke now.

I've removed my main Amazon follower's link in my backmatter for recent books, and replaced it with my email list link, and I comment where I can now that Amazon sends followers emails out sometime in 60 days, or never, trying to get people to follow me on Bookbub or my email list instead.

Bookbub are a reliable 3 days after you list your book. Amazon are a sick joke as far as releasing is concerned now.

I still say we need to figure out how to get release announcements to more people, as a forum group.