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):     May 2, 2007

Bowne & Co., Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-05842		13-2618477
(State or other		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction		File Number)		Identification No.)
of incorporation)
55 Water Street,
New York, New York				10041
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     212-924-5500

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o		Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events

This Form 8-K has been furnished by Bowne & Co., Inc. (the “Company”) solely for the purpose of participation in the SEC’s voluntary XBRL Pilot Project, and incorporates by reference our Form 10-K filed March 14, 2007, which presented the Company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2006. Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that the financial information contained in the XBRL-Related Document is unaudited.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	Bowne & Co., Inc.
May 2, 2007	By:	John Walker
		Name:	John Walker
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

This Form 8-K has been furnished by Bowne & Co., Inc. (the “Company”) solely for the purpose of participation in the SEC’s voluntary XBRL Pilot Project, and incorporates by reference our Form 10-K filed March 14, 2007, which presented the Company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2006. Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that the financial information contained in the XBRL-Related Document is unaudited.

Exhibit No.		Description
EX-100.INS		XBRL Instance Document
EX-100.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-100.SCH.1		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-100.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
EX-100.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
EX-100.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document