UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D. C. 20549




                            FORM 8-K



                         CURRENT REPORT
               PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
               THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                 Date of Report (Date of Earliest
                 Event Reported: November 1, 2004
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                           ENNIS, INC.
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       TEXAS                      1-5807         75-0256410
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  (State or other Jurisdiction  (Commission   I. R. S. Employer
     of incorporation)          File Number) Identification No.)



   2441 Presidential Parkway, Midlothian, Texas         76065
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   (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)



                         (972) 775-9801
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       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                            No Change
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 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Item 3.02.  Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
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      On  November 1, 2004, Ennis, Inc. (the "Company") completed
      the acquisition of Royal Business Forms, Inc. ("Royal"),  a
      privately  held  company headquartered in Arlington  Texas.
      In  connection  with the acquisition, the  stockholders  of
      Royal  received  177,458  shares of  the  Company's  common
      stock valued at $3,700,000.

      The  shares  of common stock issued to the shareholders  of
      Royal  Business  Forms  will not be  registered  under  the
      Securities   Act  of  1933,  as  amended,  or   any   state
      securities  laws.  The sales were made in reliance  on  the
      exemption  from  registration provided by Section  4(2)  of
      the  Securities  Act.  The press release  related  to  that
      transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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      (c) Exhibits

          99.1 Press  Release,  dated November 1, 2004,  entitled
               "Ennis, Inc. Acquires Royal Business Forms,  Inc.,
               Purchase of Royal for $3.7 Million in Stock".




                           SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                              ENNIS, INC.


Date:  November 2, 2004       /s/ Harve Cathey
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                              Harve Cathey,
                              Vice President - Finance and CFO,
                              Secretary, Principal Financial and
                              Accounting Officer
                              Ennis, Inc.




                          EXHIBIT INDEX



          Exhibit                  Exhibit
          Number

       Exhibit 99.1   Press  Release, dated November  1,  2004,
                      entitled  "Ennis,  Inc.  Acquires   Royal
                      Business  Forms, Inc., Purchase of  Royal
                      for $3.7 Million in Stock".