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                                                                Exhibit 10J-8



                               COURIER CORPORATION
                             COURIER-CITIZEN COMPANY
                             COURIER COMPANIES, INC.
                      COURIER DELAWARE HOLDING CORPORATION
                    COURIER FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION LIMITED
                         COURIER INVESTMENT CORPORATION
                           COURIER KENDALLVILLE, INC.
                            COURIER PROPERTIES, INC.
                             COURIER STOUGHTON, INC.
                             COURIER WESTFORD, INC.
                           NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
                             COURIER NEW MEDIA, INC.
                              BOOK-MART PRESS, INC.
                              THE HOME SCHOOL, INC.
                       NATIONAL PUBLISHING BUSINESS TRUST
                            DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
                            TRANSFOLIO EXPRESS, INC.
                             DOVER BOOK STORE, INC.


                                                     Dated as of: March 31, 2001


Citizens Bank of Massachusetts (successor
to State Street Bank and Trust Company),
  Individually and as Agent
28 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02109

Fleet National Bank (f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.)
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02110

KeyBank National Association
286 Water Street
Augusta, Maine 04332

     Re: AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We refer to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 18, 1997 (as
amended, the "Agreement"), among COURIER CORPORATION, COURIER-CITIZEN COMPANY,
COURIER COMPANIES, INC., COURIER DELAWARE HOLDING

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CORPORATION, COURIER FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION LIMITED, COURIER INVESTMENT
CORPORATION, COURIER KENDALLVILLE, INC., COURIER PROPERTIES, INC., COURIER
STOUGHTON, INC., COURIER WESTFORD, INC., NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, COURIER
NEW MEDIA, INC., BOOK-MART PRESS, INC., THE HOME SCHOOL, INC., NATIONAL
PUBLISHING BUSINESS TRUST, DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC., TRANSFOLIO EXPRESS, INC.
and DOVER BOOK STORE, INC. (each a "Borrower" and collectively the "Borrowers"),
CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS (successor to State Street Bank and Trust
Company), in its capacity as a Bank ("Citizens"), FLEET NATIONAL BANK (f/k/a
BankBoston, N.A.), in its capacity as a Bank ("Fleet"), KEYBANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as a Bank ("Key"; and together with Citizens and
Fleet, the "Banks"), and CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS, in its capacity as
agent for the Banks (the "Agent").

     Terms used in this letter of agreement (this "Amendment") which are not
defined herein, but which are defined in the Agreement, shall have the same
respective meanings herein as therein.

     We have requested you to make certain amendments to the Agreement. You have
advised us that you are prepared and would be pleased to make the amendments so
requested by us on the condition that we join with you in this Amendment.

     Accordingly, in consideration of these premises, the promises, mutual
covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, and fully intending to be
legally bound by this Amendment, we hereby agree with you as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                             AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT

     Effective March 31, 2001, the Agreement is amended as follows:

     (a) The term "Loan Documents" shall, wherever used in the Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents, be deemed to also mean and include Amendment No. 7
to Revolving Credit Agreement, the Fleet Allonge, the Citizens Allonge and the
Key Allonge.

     (b) Section 1.1.56 of the Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:

     "1.1.56 "Revolving Loan Maturity Date" means March 31, 2004."


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     (c) Section 5.29 of the Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:

     "5.29 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. The Borrowers shall not make any Capital
     Expenditures in excess of $16,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal
     year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001).
     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.29, any
     unexpended portion of the amount permitted for Capital Expenditures in any
     fiscal year may be carried forward and included in the aggregate amount
     permitted for Capital Expenditures in the following fiscal year only."

                                   ARTICLE II

                       AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT NOTES

     Effective on March 31, 2001, the Revolving Credit Notes to Citizens, Fleet
and Key are amended as set forth in the Allonges respectively attached hereto as
ANNEX 1, ANNEX 2 and ANNEX 3.

                                   ARTICLE III

                     CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 7

     This Amendment shall become and be effective as of the date hereof, but
only if:

     (a) The Borrowers shall have executed and delivered to Fleet an Allonge to
the Revolving Credit Note issued in favor of Fleet in the form of ANNEX 1 (the
"Fleet Allonge");

     (b) The Borrowers shall have executed and delivered to Citizens an Allonge
to the Revolving Credit Note issued in favor of Citizens in the form of ANNEX 2
(the "Citizens Allonge");

     (c) The Borrowers shall have executed and delivered to Key an Allonge to
the Revolving Credit Note issued in favor of Key in the form of ANNEX 3 (the
"Key Allonge"); and

     (d) This Amendment shall have been signed by the Borrowers, the Agent and
the Banks.


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                                   ARTICLE IV

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     The Borrowers jointly and severally represent and warrant to you as
follows:

     (a) REPRESENTATIONS IN AGREEMENT. Each of the representations and
warranties made by the Borrowers in the Agreement was true, correct and complete
when made and is true, correct and complete on and as of the date hereof with
the same full force and effect as if each of such representations and warranties
had been made by the Borrowers on the date hereof and in this Amendment (except
to the extent that such representations and warranties relate expressly to an
earlier date).

     (b) NO DEFAULTS OR EVENTS OF DEFAULT. No Event of Default, or any event
which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would
constitute an Event of Default, exists on the date of this Amendment (after
giving effect to all of the arrangements and transactions contemplated by this
Amendment).

     (c) BINDING EFFECT OF DOCUMENTS. This Amendment has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered to you by the Borrowers and is in full force and effect
as of the date hereof, and the agreements and obligations of the Borrowers
contained herein constitute the joint and several, and legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Borrowers enforceable against the Borrowers in accordance
with their respective terms.

     (d) SOLVENCY. Both before and after giving effect to all indebtedness
incurred by the Borrowers on the date of this Amendment, the Borrowers taken as
a whole (i) are not Insolvent (as hereinafter defined), and will not be rendered
Insolvent by the indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, (ii) will not be
left with unreasonably small capital with which to engage in their businesses,
even allowing for a reasonable margin of error in the projections of the future
performance of the Borrowers, (iii) will not have incurred indebtedness beyond
their ability to pay such indebtedness as it matures, and (iv) will not fail to
have assets (both tangible and intangible) having a present fair salable value
in excess of the amount required to pay the probable liability on their then
existing debts (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated,
absolute fixed or contingent).

     As used herein, the term "Insolvent" means the occurrence of one or more of
the following events with respect to a Borrower: dissolution; termination of
existence; insolvency within the meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code or
other applicable statutes; such Borrower's inability to pay its debts as they
come due; appointment of a receiver of any part of the property of, execution of
a trust mortgage or an assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the entry
of an order for relief or the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or the
commencement of any proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or any
laws relating to the relief of debtors, readjustment of indebtedness or
reorganization of debtors, or the offering of a plan to creditors for
composition or extension, except for an involuntary proceeding commenced against
such Borrower which is dismissed


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within 60 days after the commencement thereof without the entry or an order for
relief or the appointment of a trustee.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one instrument. In making proof of this Amendment, it
shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart
thereof signed by each of the parties hereto. Except to the extent specifically
amended and supplemented hereby, all of the terms, conditions and the provisions
of the Agreement and each of the Loan Documents shall remain unmodified, and the
Agreement and each of the Loan Documents, as amended and supplemented by this
Amendment, are confirmed as being in full force and effect.

     If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of
acceptance on the enclosed counterpart of this Amendment and return such
counterpart to the undersigned, together with the signed documents referred to
in Article III, whereupon this Amendment, as so accepted by you, shall become a
binding agreement among you and the undersigned.

                                  Very truly yours,

                                  THE BORROWERS:
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                                  COURIER CORPORATION


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     -----------------
                                     Title: V. P. & Treasurer

                                  COURIER CITIZEN COMPANY


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     -----------------
                                     Title: V. P. & Treasurer

                                  COURIER COMPANIES, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     -----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer


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                                  COURIER DELAWARE HOLDING CORPORATION


                                  By:/S/ WILLIAM L. LAMPE, JR.
                                     -------------------------
                                     Title: Vice President, Asst. Treasurer

                                  COURIER FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION LIMITED


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Treasurer

                                  COURIER INVESTMENT CORPORATION


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  COURIER KENDALLVILLE, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  COURIER PROPERTIES, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  COURIER STOUGHTON, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  COURIER WESTFORD, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer




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                                  NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  COURIER NEW MEDIA, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  BOOK-MART PRESS, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  THE HOME SCHOOL, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  NATIONAL PUBLISHING
                                  BUSINESS TRUST


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

                                  TRANSFOLIO EXPRESS, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer


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                                  DOVER BOOK STORE, INC.


                                  By:/S/ LEE COCHRANE
                                     ----------------
                                     Title: Asst. Treasurer

     The foregoing Amendment is hereby accepted by the undersigned as of
March 31, 2001.

                                  THE BANKS:
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                                  CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
                                  (successor to State Street
                                  Bank and Trust Company)


                                  By:/S/ C. ANDREW PICULELL
                                     ----------------------
                                     Title: Vice President


                                  FLEET NATIONAL BANK
                                  (f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.)


                                  By:/S/ ELISE M. RUSSO
                                     ------------------
                                     Title: SVP


                                  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                                  By:/S/ MITCHELL B. FELDMAN
                                     -----------------------
                                     Title: SVP


                                  THE AGENT:
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                                  CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
                                  (successor to State Street
                                  Bank and Trust Company)


                                  By:/S/ C. ANDREW PICULELL
                                     ----------------------
                                     Title: Vice President



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