(Exhibit 23.1)







                  Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Ennis Business Forms, Inc.:

We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements  (Nos. 33-43087, 333-58963, 333-44624, and  333-38100)
on  Form  S-8  of Ennis Business Forms, Inc. of our report  dated
April 12, 2001, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of
Ennis  Business Forms, Inc. and subsidiaries as of  February  28,
2001 and the related consolidated statements of earnings and cash
flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended February
28,  2001,  and  the related financial statement schedule,  which
report appears in the February 28, 2002 annual report on Form 10-
K of Ennis Business Forms, Inc.


                              /s/ KPMG LLP


Dallas, Texas
May 16, 2002