Sales at the book publishing unit at Courier fell 7 percent in their fiscal first quarter, ending December 25, at $10.8 million, but ceo James Conway III says “there were positive currents at work” and they “look forward to a stronger spring throughout the segment.” After a long decline due to the housing recession, Creative Homeowner sales rose 7 percent, and Dover increased online sales even while declining 3 percent overall. Courier’s larger printing business also declined–but with increases in their digital printing, the company increased full-year profit expectations anyway by five cents a share. Overall, sales for the quarter […]