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NORTH CHELMSFORD—Courier Corp. reports its book manufacturing sales were up 8 percent for the first quarter of its 2005 fiscal year, with strong textbook demand contributing to a 20 percent increase in four-color printing sales. In Courier's specialty book publishing segment, sales were up 13 percent, which is attributable to the company's January 2004 acquisition of the Research & Education Association (REA).