Book Printing Outlook -- El-Hi, Hogwarts Shine

Education has been stout for Quebecor World, to which Clarke gives some credit to the printing giant's sales force. Mass market has been flat, with the biggest wrinkle being publishers' migration to 71⁄2˝ books with heavy page counts. Clarke estimates the company loses 25 percent of press productivity because of the additional length, since they're produced on three-quarter webs. Future investments will remedy that situation, he notes.