Book Printer Divests Unit

NORTH CHELMSFORD, MASS.—Courier Corporation, a book printer with annual sales of $164 million, has sold the assets of its wholly owned subsidiary, The Home School, Inc., to Christian Book Distributors, Inc. of Peabody, Mass.

The Home School is a direct marketer of educational materials to families that educate their children at home.

"The sale will allow us to focus more of our time and energy on our recently acquired Dover Publications," explains James F. Conway III, chairman and chief executive of Courier. "Dover is a much larger business and holds far greater opportunity for us. The knowledge and skills we have developed with The Home School, particularly in the area of e-commerce and electronic direct marketing, are allowing us to greatly enhance Dover."

Consumers can now browse all 7,500 Dover titles on doverpublications.com.