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The result was delete. J04n( talk page) 19:05, 7 May 2018 (UTC) reply

Kitab Mela

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This is a promotional article some relatively small online book store+publisher which also organised a bunch of book events. It received some routine press coverage (obviously) but clearly fails to meet relevant notability guidelines Wikipedia:CORPDEPTH. Both the duration and depth of press coverage was limited. WP:Existence ≠ Notability Saqib ( talk) 07:17, 12 April 2018 (UTC) reply

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• Doesn't pass GNG, so i'll go delete.  M A A Z   T A L K  13:45, 12 April 2018 (UTC) reply
• Kitabmela is authentic, company is just like Ferozsons, so it shouldn't delete. -- 103.255.4.25 ( talk) 14:13, 12 April 2018 (UTC) reply

Okay but Existence does not prove notability. -- Saqib ( talk) 15:39, 15 April 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete fails WP:NCORP. All the mentions of the subject I can find but quotes round the phrase e.g. [1]. Presumably it means something in Urdu? Anyway, including the founder's name in the search reveals zero coverage. SmartSE ( talk) 22:35, 16 April 2018 (UTC) reply
• Keep. book stores are difficult to source, and so are publishing companies, so I'm prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt. DGG ( talk ) 21:48, 20 April 2018 (UTC) reply

@ DGG: It is not really a publishing company. As per their official website they are distributors of books+magazines. An online store which sell books. -- Saqib ( talk) 07:18, 21 April 2018 (UTC) reply

I agree - it seems that "Kitab Mela" is also associated with a Book Fair or Exhibition. Two of the references in the article which use this term have nothing to do with the company. HighKing ⁺⁺ 16:04, 3 May 2018 (UTC) reply

• Comment The two 'The News' articles in English appear to be discussing a different 'Kitab Mela', not the subject of this article. I can't find English language coverage of the subject of the article, but that doesn't mean that there isn't such in Urdu. Ross-c ( talk) 11:27, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply

@ Ross-c: There is no significant coverage in Urdu language sources. -- Saqib ( talk) 11:46, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply

@ Saqib:. Entirely possible. But, as you are the nom, this should be double checked by someone else. (I would expect the same if I was a nom.) Ross-c ( talk) 11:57, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply

• Keep All 3 existing references at the article are working. I just checked them. Looks like a notable online book store and publisher to me that has 2 references from a major English-language Pakistani newspaper - The News International, an independent reliable source. I just edited it also to give it a neutral tone. Ngrewal1 ( talk) 21:12, 2 May 2018 (UTC) reply
• Delete The references fail the criteria for establishing notability. This is based on a press release as it states "says a press release". Fails WP:ORGIND and WP:CORPDEPTH. This refers to a book fair with the same name and doesn't even refer to this company (why is it even in the article as a reference???). Likewise, this refers to a book fair and not the company. HighKing ⁺⁺ 16:03, 3 May 2018 (UTC) reply
• Delete per HighKing, sources aren't about the company that I see, so fails NCORP Galobtter ( pingó mió) 09:41, 7 May 2018 (UTC) reply

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