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I've read enough fanfic, good and bad, as well as tie-in novels, good and bad, to not have any problems with the concept: if it's a series (or universe, or set of characters) I really love so much that I can't get enough of after exhausting the primary source material, I'm more than happy to read anything else on offer.
Obviously, it's not quite "the same", and that needs to be kept in mind, but even in the worst case it's going to be much like (objectively) decently written fanfic, (hopefully also) professionally edited and proofread, more likely than non-commercial fanfic to be based on the original creator's notes or at least ideas (and even if not - again, then it's no different than fanfic, just more polished than the majority of non-commercial fanfic).
I might love it, I might not like it very much, but I don't have a problem with the concept as such itself.
I do prefer it if the new writer is a fan of the original, not just a pen-for-hire, as that makes it more likely the new author has good enough insight into the original creator's world, characterisation, ideas and writing style (although I don't necessarily require or expect the writing style to be completely the same, if it's an official continuation of a series and not just an adaptation or commercial fanfic of public domain work, it would help if the style is similar enough to not feel jarring).
I understand people who don't like it, but it's easy enough to avoid if it's there - therefore my opinion is "publish it, by all means"; those who want to read it, can; those who'd rather keep the original in their memory and not "sully" it with reading another author's input, can ignore it.
(I'd make an exception in case the original creator has made it clear that he or she doesn't want this to happen, regardless of what the creator's heirs / new holders of copyright think; much like I think it rude to write non-commercial fanfic in cases where the original creator has made it explicitly clear they really, really hate the idea.)
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