User talk:Chicagoqa

Speedy deletion nomination of D.A. Burke
Hello Chicagoqa,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged D.A. Burke for deletion, because it seems to be inappropriate for a variety of reasons.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Barney the barney barney (talk) 19:15, 29 April 2013 (UTC) Barney the barney barney (talk) 19:15, 29 April 2013 (UTC)


 * You might want to read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY and WP:COI. At present, it seems that you don't meet the requirements. Try getting your books reviewed rather than just published. Barney the barney barney (talk) 16:30, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Reasons
Fisrt, you posted a link that could only be described as advertising. 'Here's the title - look at my Facebook page and then buy it!' wasn't what you said, but that was the obvious intent. Wikipedia is not social media or a directory. Second, we rarely have articles about self-published books. They very seldom achieve notability WP:NBOOK. The one case (but not the title) I can remember was when the book actually got accepted by a regular publisher and was reviewed reliably in good sources. My advice (as always to self-published authors) is to keep on trying to find that back door or contact in a regular publisher. Self-publishing offers a far higher return per copy sold than regular publishers do - but you won't sell nearly as many copies because you won't have the advertising machine, the bookstores with books on shelves that people pick up, and the reviews in the press. Random House can put a book on the shelf of every new book seller across the country. People pick up books and start to read them - and often buy. On e-publishing, you get a blurb and a picture of the cover, and before anyone sees that, they have to find the page. Sorry to sound negative - I've no idea at all what your book is like - but this is how it is here. Good luck - I do try to encourage writers. On the other hand, if your book is selling well, and has been reviewed in good places (NOT Amazon or anywhere anyone can post), let me know. Yours might be an exception to the rule. Peridon (talk) 17:18, 30 April 2013 (UTC)