Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ForGetting The Unforgettable

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The result was redirect to Abhishek Agrawal. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:02, 7 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ForGetting The Unforgettable

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For a bestseller in its third reprint, I'd expect lots of Google hits but besides sale listings and promotion, all I can find is one anonymous review—a negative one. —Largo Plazo (talk) 03:44, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to author Abhishek Agrawal. Not seeing any info on this, but his first book is more notable. The vague and unsourced claims about being "a commercial success" and "National Bestseller" don't merit merging. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:29, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:17, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:17, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect for now, though I expect that the author's article also should be brought to AfD soon. I haven't done a deep check, but from what I've seen the only coverage I got is a statement from a local book fair organizer saying that his book is selling like hotcakes. —SpacemanSpiff 18:49, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect unable to find book reviews in reliable sources. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 19:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per others. I can't find anything. There might be more coverage once the book is translated into Hindi, but for now the coverage isn't out there. The thing about bestselling status is that it's never a guarantee of notability. That's why you can have books that hit almost every bestseller list out there, yet never gain enough notability to have their own article. It happens quite frequently, more frequently than most would think. I know that Laurell K Hamilton has multiple books that although they were wildly popular upon release, never gained the coverage necessary for a standalone article... despite selling hundreds of thousands of copies in various languages. Author fame and bestselling status make it more likely coverage will come about, but it's never a guarantee. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:09, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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