As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on
October 20, 2004                       Registration No. 333-
----------------------------------------------------------------


               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                        -----------------

                            FORM S-8
                     REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                              UNDER
                   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                       ------------------

                           ENNIS, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               Texas                            75-0256410
    (State or other jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)

       2441 Presidential Parkway,
          Midlothian, Texas                        76065
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)         (Zip Code)


                       ------------------
          2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN OF ENNIS, INC.
                    (Full title of the plan)
                       ------------------

<TABLE>
<S>                            <S>                        <S>
     Keith S. Walters                               Copy to:
     Chairman, CEO and             Shelly A. Youree           Norman R. Miller
         President             Thompson & Knight L.L.P.   Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
        Ennis, Inc.              1700 Pacific Avenue 	    2828 North Harwood Street
2441 Presidential Parkway,           Suite 3300                   Suite 1800
     Midlothian, Texas           Dallas, Texas 75201          Dallas, Texas 75201
    (Name and address of            (214) 969-1700              (214) 939-4900
    agent for service)

      (972) 775-9801
     (Telephone number,
         including
  area code, of agent for
         service)

</TABLE>

                      CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                      -------------------------------

    Title of      Amount     Proposed   Proposed    Amount of
   securities     to be      maximum     maximum   registration
     to be      Registered   offering   aggregate      fee
   registered               price per   offering
                            share (1)   price (1)
   ----------   ----------  ---------- -----------   ---------
  Common Stock,  500,000      $20.43   $10,215,000    $1,295
    $2.50 par   shares (3)
      value
  per share (2)

(1)    Estimated  solely  for  the  purpose  of  calculating  the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act
of  1933 (the "Securities Act") and based on the average  of  the
high  and low prices of the common stock reported on the New York
Stock Exchange on October 18, 2004.

(2)  Includes related preferred stock purchase rights.

(3)   Pursuant to Rule 416, shares issuable upon any stock split,
stock  dividend  or  similar transaction with  respect  to  these
shares are also being registered hereunder.

<PAGE>

                        EXPLANATORY NOTE

     The   contents  of  Registration  Statement  No.   333-58963
relating  to  the  Registrant's 1998 Option and Restricted  Stock
Plan  (the  "1998  Plan")  filed  by  the  Registrant  with   the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on July 13, 1998  (the
"Prior  Registration  Statement")  are  incorporated  herein   by
reference  pursuant to General Instruction E to  Form  S-8.   The
purpose  of  this  Registration  Statement  is  to  register  the
offering and sale of 500,000 additional shares of Common Stock of
the  Registrant pursuant to Registrant's 2004 Long-Term Incentive
Plan, which amends and restates the 1998 Plan.

                             PART II

       INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
          ---------------------------------------

     The  contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including
the documents incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated
by  reference into this Registration Statement.  In addition, the
following  documents filed by the Registrant with the  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission are incorporated by reference  in  this
Registration Statement:

     (1)   The  Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K  for  the
     fiscal year ended February 29, 2004.

     (2)   The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarters ended May 31, 2004 and August 31, 2004.

     (3)   The  Registrant's current reports on Forms  8-K  dated
     June 25, 2004, June 29, 2004, and July 15, 2004.

     (4)   The  description of the Common Stock of the Registrant
     contained  in its Registration Statement on Form  8-A  filed
     under  Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
     including  any amendment or report filed for the purpose  of
     updating such description.

     (5)   The description of the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
     contained  in the Registration Statement on Form  8-A  filed
     under  Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
     including  any amendment or report filed for the purpose  of
     updating such description.

     In   addition,  all  documents  subsequently  filed  by  the
Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of  a  post-
effective  amendment which indicates that all securities  offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold,  shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in  this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the  date  of
filing of such documents.

                                2
<PAGE>

Item 8.             Exhibits.
                    --------

     The  following  documents  are filed  as  exhibits  to  this
Registration Statement:

               4.1  2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Ennis, Inc.,
                    effective as of June 17, 2004.

               5.1  Opinion   of   Kirkpatrick  &  Lockhart  LLP,
                    regarding 500,000  shares of Common Stock.

               23.1 Consent  of  Ernst  &  Young LLP, Independent
                    Registered   Public   Accounting   Firm    to
		    incorporation of report by reference.

               23.2 Consent of  counsel  (included in the opinion
		    of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, filed herewith
		    as Exhibit 5.1).

               24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page
	            to this Registration Statement).





                   [Signature Page to Follow]















                                3

<PAGE>

                           SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of  1933,
the  Registrant  certifies  that it  has  reasonable  grounds  to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on  Form
S-8  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on  its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,  in
the City of Midlothian, State of Texas on October 20, 2004.

                                    ENNIS, INC.
                                    By:  /s/ KEITH S. WALTERS
                                    -----------------------------
                                    Keith S. Walters, Chairman,
                                    CEO and President


                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this  Registration  Statement has been signed  by  the  following
persons  in  the  capacities and on  the  dates  indicated.   The
undersigned  persons  hereby  constitute  and  appoint  Keith  S.
Walters  and  Harve Cathey, and each of them singularly,  as  our
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power  to
execute  in  our  names  and  on our  behalf  in  the  capacities
indicated  below,  any  and all amendments  to  the  Registration
Statement to be filed with the Securities Exchange Commission and
hereby  ratify and confirm all that such attorneys-in-fact  shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

       Signature                Title               Date
       ---------                -----               ----
/s/ KEITH S. WALTERS      Chairman of the      October 20, 2004
--------------------      Board, Chief
    Keith S. Walters      Executive Officer
                          and President

/s/ HARVE CATHEY          Vice President of    October 20, 2004
----------------          Finance, Chief
    Harve Cathey          Financial Officer,
                          Secretary

/s/ RONALD M. GRAHAM      Vice President,      October 20, 2004
--------------------      Director
    Ronald M. Graham

/s/ JAMES B. GARDNER      Director             October 20, 2004
--------------------
    James B. Gardner

/s/ HAROLD W. HARTLEY     Director             October 20, 2004
---------------------
    Harold W. Hartley

/s/ ROBERT L. MITCHELL    Director             October 20, 2004
---------------------
    Robert L. Mitchell

/s/ THOMAS R. PRICE       Director             October 20, 2004
-------------------
    Thomas R. Price

/s/ KENNETH G. PRITCHETT  Director             October 20, 2004
------------------------
    Kenneth G. Pritchett

                                4
<PAGE>

/s/ ALEJANDRO QUIROZ      Director            October 20, 2004
--------------------
    Alejandro Quiroz

/s/ JAMES C. TAYLOR       Director            October 20, 2004
-------------------
    James C. Taylor




























                                5


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As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on
October 20, 2004                       Registration No. 333-
----------------------------------------------------------------

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                        -----------------

                            FORM S-8
                     REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                              UNDER
                   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                       ------------------

                           ENNIS, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Texas                            75-0256410
    (State or other jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)

       2441 Presidential Parkway,
          Midlothian, Texas                        76065
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)         (Zip Code)

                       ------------------
          2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN OF ENNIS, INC.
                    (Full title of the plan)
                       ------------------
Keith S. Walters                               Copy to:
     Chairman, CEO and             Shelly A. Youree           Norman R. Miller
         President             Thompson & Knight L.L.P.   Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
        Ennis, Inc.              1700 Pacific Avenue 	    2828 North Harwood Street
2441 Presidential Parkway,           Suite 3300                   Suite 1800
     Midlothian, Texas           Dallas, Texas 75201          Dallas, Texas 75201
    (Name and address of            (214) 969-1700              (214) 939-4900
    agent for service)

      (972) 775-9801
     (Telephone number,
         including
  area code, of agent for
         service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                      -------------------------------

    Title of      Amount     Proposed   Proposed    Amount of
   securities     to be      maximum     maximum   registration
     to be      Registered   offering   aggregate      fee
   registered               price per   offering
                            share (1)   price (1)
   ----------   ----------  ---------- -----------   ---------
  Common Stock,  500,000      $20.43   $10,215,000    $1,295
    $2.50 par   shares (3)
      value
  per share (2)

(1)    Estimated  solely  for  the  purpose  of  calculating  the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act
of  1933 (the "Securities Act") and based on the average  of  the
high  and low prices of the common stock reported on the New York
Stock Exchange on October 18, 2004.

(2)  Includes related preferred stock purchase rights.

(3)   Pursuant to Rule 416, shares issuable upon any stock split,
stock  dividend  or  similar transaction with  respect  to  these
shares are also being registered hereunder.
EXPLANATORY NOTE

     The   contents  of  Registration  Statement  No.   333-58963
relating  to  the  Registrant's 1998 Option and Restricted  Stock
Plan  (the  "1998  Plan")  filed  by  the  Registrant  with   the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on July 13, 1998  (the
"Prior  Registration  Statement")  are  incorporated  herein   by
reference  pursuant to General Instruction E to  Form  S-8.   The
purpose  of  this  Registration  Statement  is  to  register  the
offering and sale of 500,000 additional shares of Common Stock of
the  Registrant pursuant to Registrant's 2004 Long-Term Incentive
Plan, which amends and restates the 1998 Plan.

                             PART II

       INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
          ---------------------------------------

     The  contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including
the documents incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated
by  reference into this Registration Statement.  In addition, the
following  documents filed by the Registrant with the  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission are incorporated by reference  in  this
Registration Statement:

     (1)   The  Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K  for  the
     fiscal year ended February 29, 2004.

     (2)   The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarters ended May 31, 2004 and August 31, 2004.

     (3)   The  Registrant's current reports on Forms  8-K  dated
     June 25, 2004, June 29, 2004, and July 15, 2004.

     (4)   The  description of the Common Stock of the Registrant
     contained  in its Registration Statement on Form  8-A  filed
     under  Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
     including  any amendment or report filed for the purpose  of
     updating such description.

     (5)   The description of the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
     contained  in the Registration Statement on Form  8-A  filed
     under  Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
     including  any amendment or report filed for the purpose  of
     updating such description.

     In   addition,  all  documents  subsequently  filed  by  the
Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of  a  post-
effective  amendment which indicates that all securities  offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold,  shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in  this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the  date  of
filing of such documents.

                                2
Item 8.             Exhibits.
                    --------

     The  following  documents  are filed  as  exhibits  to  this
Registration Statement:

               4.1  2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Ennis, Inc.,
                    effective as of June 17, 2004.

               5.1  Opinion   of   Kirkpatrick  &  Lockhart  LLP,
                    regarding 500,000  shares of Common Stock.

               23.1 Consent  of  Ernst  &  Young LLP, Independent
                    Registered   Public   Accounting   Firm    to
		    incorporation of report by reference.

               23.2 Consent of  counsel  (included in the opinion
		    of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, filed herewith
		    as Exhibit 5.1).

               24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page
	            to this Registration Statement).

                   [Signature Page to Follow]

                                3
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of  1933,
the  Registrant  certifies  that it  has  reasonable  grounds  to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on  Form
S-8  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on  its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,  in
the City of Midlothian, State of Texas on October 20, 2004.

                                    ENNIS, INC.
                                    By:  /s/ KEITH S. WALTERS
                                    -----------------------------
                                    Keith S. Walters, Chairman,
                                    CEO and President

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this  Registration  Statement has been signed  by  the  following
persons  in  the  capacities and on  the  dates  indicated.   The
undersigned  persons  hereby  constitute  and  appoint  Keith  S.
Walters  and  Harve Cathey, and each of them singularly,  as  our
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power  to
execute  in  our  names  and  on our  behalf  in  the  capacities
indicated  below,  any  and all amendments  to  the  Registration
Statement to be filed with the Securities Exchange Commission and
hereby  ratify and confirm all that such attorneys-in-fact  shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

       Signature                Title               Date
       ---------                -----               ----
/s/ KEITH S. WALTERS      Chairman of the      October 20, 2004
--------------------      Board, Chief
    Keith S. Walters      Executive Officer
                          and President

/s/ HARVE CATHEY          Vice President of    October 20, 2004
----------------          Finance, Chief
    Harve Cathey          Financial Officer,
                          Secretary

/s/ RONALD M. GRAHAM      Vice President,      October 20, 2004
--------------------      Director
    Ronald M. Graham

/s/ JAMES B. GARDNER      Director             October 20, 2004
--------------------
    James B. Gardner

/s/ HAROLD W. HARTLEY     Director             October 20, 2004
---------------------
    Harold W. Hartley

/s/ ROBERT L. MITCHELL    Director             October 20, 2004
---------------------
    Robert L. Mitchell

/s/ THOMAS R. PRICE       Director             October 20, 2004
-------------------
    Thomas R. Price

/s/ KENNETH G. PRITCHETT  Director             October 20, 2004
------------------------
    Kenneth G. Pritchett

                                4
/s/ ALEJANDRO QUIROZ      Director            October 20, 2004
--------------------
    Alejandro Quiroz

/s/ JAMES C. TAYLOR       Director            October 20, 2004
-------------------
    James C. Taylor

                                5