Courier reported third quarter earnings, as their publishing business continues to shrink. Sales of $9.1 million were down 8 percent, though the operating loss of just under $1 million was a small improvement. Sales fell 2 percent at Dover and 31 percent at Creative Homeowner, with their REA line growing 2 percent. They launched the beta version of DoverPictura.com, an online store of over 100,000 images, during the period. Companywide, sales of $59 million were down 5 percent, “affected by a shift in ordering patterns in the education market, with textbook publishers tightening their inventory management in the current economy […]
