Top book printers -- El-Hi, Trade Fuel Optimism

"Reading and literature are the largest, followed by math and then science," he notes.

Courier Corp. and Quebecor World also used 2004 as a launching pad for the strong adoption period that lies ahead. Courier added a four-color MAN Roland book press to its Kendallville, IN, plant last year and will install an identical MAN Roland at the facility in late 2005. Quebecor World made capital investments at its Dubuque, IA, facility to increase its volume in the four-color textbook segment.