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Originally Posted by Quoth
And the K. in J. K. is fake! Stupid publisher.
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The reason that the publisher advised her not to use her first name was to hide the fact that she was female, with the theory being that young male readers might avoid the book because of that.
Now, I'm not saying that this change was the primary reason for the success of the book, but I'm pretty sure it didn't hurt the sales. So, the publisher was actually smart in looking out for the interests of an unknown author.