Exhibit 23
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Investment and Administrative Committee of the
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 29,
2009, relating to the statements of net assets available for
benefits of the Bowne 401(k) Savings Plan as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, the related statement of
changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended
December 31, 2008, and the related supplemental
Schedule H, line 4i — schedule of assets (held at
end of year) as of December 31, 2008, which report appears
in the December 31, 2008 annual report on
Form 11-K
of the Bowne 401(k) Savings Plan.
New York, New York
June 29, 2009