Andreas Pfeiffer is a respected independent analyst in the publishing industry, and his comments in this video recorded by Quark is most enlightening:

QuarkXPress 8 is almost three times faster than the previous releases. A three-times increase in productivity is very unusual.

His comments relate to real-world use, on common projects (not just processing speed and so forth). This means a significant increase in productivity for users of previous versions of QuarkXPress.

If you’re considering upgrading to version 8, you’ll see some powerful, real-world examples in this 5-minute video.

While you’re there, check out the other QuarkXPress 8 videos. They’re quite persuasive!

Jay Nelson

Jay Nelson is the editorial director of PlanetQuark.com, and the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly. He’s also the author of the QuarkXPress 8 and QuarkXPress 7 training titles at Lynda.com, as well as the training videos Quark includes in the box with QuarkXPress 7 . In addition, Jay writes regularly for Macworld and Photoshop User magazines and speaks at industry events.