BOOK PRINTING OUTLOOK — BEST-SELLERS FLOAT ALL BOATS

Courier saw a steady performance from the education market. While 2006 hasn’t been as robust for the industry as its predecessor, this appears to be a golden age of state elementary/high school (el-hi) adoptions, a span from 2005 through 2009 that will see a good deal of new and updated textbooks. Modest, single digit growth marked the higher education front, while the religious sector proved to be consistent, lacking in peaks and valleys.