Courier Reports Growth in Book Manufacturing Segment

First-quarter revenues for the segment were $9.5 million, down 12 percent from last year’s first quarter. Sales were down 6 percent at Dover and down 28 percent at REA, reflecting the loss of Borders as a key customer and, in REA’s case, some sales attrition in advance of the release of its new All Access line of AP test preparation materials. Creative Homeowner sales were down 38 percent, as demand for books on home improvement continued to be depressed amid the weak housing market and the increased availability of information online.