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Title: The little gray "just released" flag on sponsored products
Post by: notthatamanda on July 10, 2019, 12:25:46 PM
Is that new or did I just not notice it before?  I also saw one "Preorder" flag.  I'm pretty sure I saw something for preorder before but now I can't remember.

Anyway, I am seeing a lot of "Just released" in the top spots.  Not sure if that is a bidding thing or if Amazon is assigning extra relevancy to new books.  That was in psych thrillers, I checked romance and it didn't seem as dominant.

Not complaining or worried, just always trying to crack the AMS/AA secret code.


Title: Re: The little gray "just released" flag on sponsored products
Post by: Bill Hiatt on July 11, 2019, 12:41:18 AM
I've seen the just released banner for a while now, but I didn't notice whether or not such books were hitting the top spots. We know Amazon gives new books a little bump. We also know a lot of authors promote a new release heavily, so that may be the reason. Amazon doesn't necessarily have to be doing something extra special.
Title: Re: The little gray "just released" flag on sponsored products
Post by: Writer on July 11, 2019, 03:35:21 AM
I sometimes get those Just Released flags on books that have actually been out a couple months. Dunno why, but if they make readers take a second look that's gotta be a good thing.
Title: Re: The little gray "just released" flag on sponsored products
Post by: 123mlh on July 11, 2019, 04:58:55 AM
I think it's been most of the year those flags have been there. And AMS tends to favor new books so no surprise that a lot of those would be in the top spots.