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[Kevin Sonney <kevin AT sonney.com>]

Add in a third recommendation for Scribus. It does an amazing job.

-- Kevin Sonney
-- Sent from my mobile device - We live in the future!

On Nov 5, 2012, at 8:01, Rob Rousseau <djrousseau AT nc.rr.com> wrote:

> I currently am a newsletter editor for a non-profit historical
> society.  It basically amounts to a 20-30 page magazine twice a year
> to our membership.  The prior editor (who has since passed away) used
> to do the layout with paper and rubber cement.  Since the task was
> passed on to me, I've been making do by just using Microsoft Word.
> 
> I am now at a crossroads where we want to upgrade the newsletter to a
> better looking format (full page photos for example).  I would like to
> use a better PC desktop publishing software, that is either free,
> open-source of doesn't break the bank.  I've come across this article,
> but wanted to see if anyone else here had some opinions on these?
> http://desktoppub.about.com/od/findsoftware1/tp/freedtpsoftware.htm
> 
> It listed Scribus, Serif PagePlus Starter Edition, OpenOffice.org
> Productivity Suite (which I use already on my linux laptop) and
> Inkscape (inkscape.org) (I'm not going to go with GIMP).
> 
> I think most print shops will now take a .pdf, so as long as it can
> output that, I think I am good there.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Rob
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