Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elaine Bowers
The quote from Jimbo above is the opinion of one wikipedian, not even a proposed guideline.  Wikipedia:Notability has a link to some guidelines for notability for books at .  It gives a good list of 10 notability criteria.  This book doesn't come close to meeting any of them.  I have no data on sales but would honestly be suprised if the sales for this book have reached three figures.  Just because something is verifiable and can be presented in a NPOV fashion does NOT mean it is encyclopedic.  For example, I have a dandelion in my yard.  This can be verified, it can also be presented in an NPOV fashion.  But encyclopedic?  Of course not.  Notability is the key.  The dandelion is not. And, nor is the book per 
— User:Dipics, 04:54, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:BK||WP:BK (Wikipedia:Notability)