Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Investment and Administrative Committee of the
Bowne 401(k) Savings Plan:
Bowne 401(k) Savings Plan:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 333-102046 and 033-35810) on Form S-8 of Bowne & Co., Inc. of our report dated June 30, 2008, relating to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the Bowne 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007, and the related supplemental Schedule H, line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2007, which report appears in the December 31, 2007 annual report on Form 11-K of the Bowne 401(k) Savings Plan.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
June 30, 2008
June 30, 2008
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