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Pitchfork · 02-11-2007, 12:05 PM

I voted no.

Business is business, Family is family, and the one should not be used to influence the other. Using a daughter to influence a mother's business decisions is a bad idea no matter how innocent and generous the gesture may be. I have no problem with donating to the eBook cause, however I do believe that if you want to influence an author, then give the device to the author, not the author's family. There is a very fine line that should not be crossed in these matters, and I think that this would be perceived, by Rowling, as an underhanded approach.

02-11-2007, 12:05 PM	#22
Pitchfork Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 31 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spain Device: Iliad/Ipaq 6340	I voted no. Business is business, Family is family, and the one should not be used to influence the other. Using a daughter to influence a mother's business decisions is a bad idea no matter how innocent and generous the gesture may be. I have no problem with donating to the eBook cause, however I do believe that if you want to influence an author, then give the device to the author, not the author's family. There is a very fine line that should not be crossed in these matters, and I think that this would be perceived, by Rowling, as an underhanded approach. Last edited by Pitchfork; 02-11-2007 at 01:42 PM.