Book Printing Outlook -- El-Hi, Hogwarts Shine

Education and juvenile also drove a successful 2005 for Walsworth Publishing, of Marceline, MO, with growth from professional reference products, according to Kim Hawley, sales manager. The trade and medical sectors, though productive, yielded flat growth.

Walsworth reaped 30 percent growth over 2004, which is mind boggling considering that the company ballooned with 38 percent year-over-year growth for the previous fiscal year. While not a player in the Harry Potter space, Walsworth reaped the benefits of its partnership with a specialty bookseller that does business with retail chain mega-giant Wal-Mart.