Humble Bundle — a digital storefont for video games, e-books, and software — has angered supporters by selling books related to transphobic author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series while also donating part of the proceeds to The Trevor Project, a queer youth suicide prevention organization. Rowling has used her immense wealth and fame to advance anti-transgender policies in the United Kingdom. Humble Bundle seemingly ended the sale after just three days after widespread complaints.

The Humble Bundle was offering a pay-what-you-want “Unofficial Harry Potter Reference Library” which contained 10 unofficial titles such as The Ultimate Wizarding World Joke Book, What Would Harry Do? and Where in the Wizarding World?, Pink News reported.

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People could purchase all 10 books for $15 and donate up to 41% of their purchases to The Trevor Project. The three-day sale ended yesterday, and the company ultimately sold 501 bundles, and raised $928 for the charity. However, a disclaimer on the sale noted that The Trevor Project “was not involved in the selection of the content in this promotion,” and that the “views, opinions and ideas expressed in the books are not endorsed by, and do not reflect or represent [The Trevor Project’s] views and opinions.”

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Nevertheless, online commenters criticized Humble Bundle for promoting works associated with a notorious transphobe. The complaints possibly caused the sale to end early.

For example, Bluesky user Katy Montgomerie wrote, What stage of Capitalism is this? Selling something where most of the proceeds go towards eradicating trans people, but a little bit goes towards a mental health support line for trans people.”