ɐ ɹˈɪft ɪnðə koʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd fɹʌm wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛmbɚz ˈɪʃuːɪŋ ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɹˈaɪts tə sˈɛvɹəl ʌvðə bɪɡˈɪnɚz sˈɪɹiz tə pˈænθɪən bˈʊks, ænd ðə koʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv dɪsbˈændᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ.
A rift in the Cooperative resulted from one of the members issuing the U.S. rights to several of the Beginners series to Pantheon Books, and the cooperative disbanded in 1984.