fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪs ɹˈɪft, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tˈɑːmpsən tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ æz sˈoʊl pˈʌblɪʃɚ ænd mˈuːvd bˈæk tə hɪz hˈoʊmtaʊn ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɐ lˈiːɡəl fˈʊthoʊld ænd pɹɪvˈɛnt ˌɛni fˈɜːðɚ kˈɑːpɪɹˌaɪt ɪnfɹˈɪndʒmənt ʌv tˈaɪɾəlz; ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɪmpɹˈɪnt wʌz nˈoʊn æz ɹˈaɪɾɚz ænd ɹˈiːdɚz pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ, ˈɪŋk., ænd wʌz bˈeɪst ɪn hˈɑːɹləm.
Following this rift, in 1987 Thompson took over as sole publisher and moved back to his hometown of New York City to establish a legal foothold and prevent any further copyright infringement of titles; the U.S. imprint was known as Writers and Readers Publishing, Inc., and was based in Harlem.