Book Market -- Mixed Bag May Continue

"The trade side had a busy period. We did a fair amount of the Potter product before we rolled into the traditional busy season for the consumer trade business. We ended up with a good peak period for that business, as well."

Donnelley repositioned some underused presses in 2003, moving a pair of single-colors to its Harrisonburg, VA, one-color trade plant, as well as installing an additional press there. It also embarked on its inventory management solution in the second quarter, which enables publishers to reduce the total cost of management and production of backlist titles.