Courier Records Net Income Gain Compared to Net Loss in Q2 2011

In Courier’s publishing segment, second-quarter sales were up at Dover Publications but down elsewhere, while six-month sales remained down throughout the segment.

“Last year both of our business segments were hit hard in the second quarter by the collapse of Borders,” said Courier Chairman and CEO James F. Conway III. “This year we saw some positive signs that consumers are starting to turn to other book retailers, as shown by our solid growth in book manufacturing sales to the specialty trade market through both the quarter and the first half of the year.