Cheap publishing software - what's best?

[Maxi]

I'd like to find a cheap software pacakag that would allow me to create newsletters, flyers, ads etc. Quark Xpress would do it, but I don't want to pay �1000 (and I don't need something that sophisticated). What's the best alternative? (PC not Mac)

[rekstout]

Serif Page Plus and Draw Plus are very good - you can buy the software for as little as �50 but will have to pay extra for the manuals. It's one of those mailshot offers you get from time to time or sometimes see in the magazines.

[choi2000]

If you go to kazaa.com or winmx.com and download the software you will be able to get almost any program song film etc you want FREE. You can usually get a cracked version of a program. I just downloaded Office XP and it works great!

[lisaj]

whilst choi2000's suggestion might be a little bit too 'pro-software-piracy', he's right when mentioning Office XP. As a freelancer, I've found that for many of the simpler jobs, Word provides all the necessary tools and more. It helps avoid the need to both buy and learn a new software package.