Book Printing Outlook -- El-Hi, Hogwarts Shine

"That offer seems to be resonating not only with the juvenile publishers, but with four-color consumer publishers and certain elements of the college business. Deep back list printing in China is becoming more of a viable option."

Peter Tobin, Courier Corp.: "China continues to be a frontier that everyone is looking at. Some of our customers are sending occasional titles there; others aren't because they cannot afford the time it takes to do it. Some publishers have tried it and have not been satisfied. Is it a threat or opportunity? We want to learn more about it."