Textbook publishers are expecting 2004 to be the worst year for sales since 1994, when the industry experienced a bust, followed by a stretch of robust growth in the purchase of instructional materials.
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* Percentages for 2003 to 2005 are estimates.
SOURCE: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research