(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 statements  of
earnings, changes in shareholders' equity  and cash flows for the
year ended February 28, 2001, and the related financial statement
schedule, which report appears in the  February  28,  2003 annual
report on  Form  10-K  of  Ennis Business Forms, Inc.


                              /s/ KPMG LLP


Dallas, Texas
May 16, 2003