The little gray "just released" flag on sponsored products

[notthatamanda]

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.

[Bill Hiatt]

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.

[Writer]

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.

[123mlh]

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.