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The result was delete. —Tom Morris (talk) 13:16, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Magic Sapphire[edit]

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Contested prod tag. I don't think this book meets the requirements of Wikipedia:Notability (books). In particular I cannot find in-depth coverage of this novel in reliable third-party sources. Pichpich (talk) 13:12, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, non-notable book by a non-notable author. De728631 (talk) 13:17, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:24, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There are zero independent and reliable sources to show that this indie book is notable. I see a few primary sources, but the rest of it is entirely comprised of "junk" hits such as merchant sites and the like that cannot ever show notability. While I always say that it's a great feat to write a book, that in itself does not give the book or its author notability. Even if the book was written and it achieved a bestseller status in any way, the book selling well does not give notability either. (For example, even if a book hits the NYT bestselling list, that does not show notability. It just means that it should be easier to find sources.)Tokyogirl79 (talk) 17:00, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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