Book Printing Outlook -- El-Hi, Hogwarts Shine

"We'll see a bigger bang from the fallout when primary vendors fill up, overflow and have scheduling issues," he says. "We'll be there to help those printers and publishers."

Courier will reap the benefits of its late 2005 acquisition of book components manufacturer Moore Langen, which will provide even more capabilities. As for the prospects of 2006, Tobin is optimistic that the bestseller market—which had some aging titles prior to the Potter touchdown—will get off to a stronger start with new titles.