Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Equation (book)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Wizardman 16:59, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Equation (book)[edit]

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Not notable under Wikipedia requirements for notability of books. TOW talk 07:54, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Sir Rcsprinter, Bt (banter) @ 09:34, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete When I use Google to search for reliable sources including the name of the author James Tarantin, I can find nothing, except that Google helpfully tries to feed me coverage of Quentin Tarantino, who has nothing at all to do with this topic, except that every once in a while, the word "equation" pops up in an article that also mentions him. Not notable. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:24, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I think it's unfortunate that this person's name is a letter off from Quentin Tarantino who very obviously dominates Google PageRank, haha. Perhaps the article needs more sourcing, I found book reviews for the Equation on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Equation-Yes-after-Yesterday-ebook/dp/B00ABNEO58/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374598983&sr=1-1&keywords=tarantin ... and an interview with the author on AZ-TV: http://shelf3d.com/ESkhE3rZ64c. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.99.242.108 (talk) 17:08, 23 July 2013 (UTC) -- sorry, this comment was from me User: Neurosciency... I made some edits to the pages to add sources and information. There are 40some reviews of the book online, and a link regarding a book tour, which I added. Maybe since both the author page and the book page are marked for deletion, the author and book pages could be consolidated? so that James Tarantin can redirect to the page for The Equation ... or vice versa?[reply]

User reviews on Amazon are user generated content and not reliable sources, and a listing at Amazon does not establish notability as Amazon is not exclusionary. The other sources are just press releases and promotional fluff. None of the criteria of WP:BKCRIT are met. Book is self published, which indicates, but does not establish, non-notability. No libraries in the WorldCat database include this book in their collection. An interview on the local news (AZ-TV) is not significant coverage in a reliable secondary soruce. --Ahecht (TALK
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Delete per WP:BOOK etc. Harry the Dog WOOF 16:05, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - as per above. Eduemoni ^↑talk↓ 21:14, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.