2005 Book Market Outlook -- El-hi Fuels Some Optimism

Like Lane, Courier's Tobin is looking forward to a banner 2005 campaign for the education sector. In terms of specialty trade, he's taking a wait-and-see approach. "Consumer confidence seems to be a little bit better," Tobin says. "It's an end-user game, and we're hoping for a good holiday season that could give us a good bounce into 2005."