Quark regularly updates the product and provides lots of information for users through the site. It's well worth the investment if you're considering becoming a maven of print though. Companies that want to save money on prepress costs and put out a lot of printed materials could easily make this product pay for itself, once they get someone properly trained on it. On the other hand, if you're just typing letters and memos stick to your trusty word processor. One scenario I can think of that would justify the use of Quark involves a medium or large size company that produces an internal newsletter.
Many companies produce all the articles in Word and then rely on a third party to do the rest.
Quark is the perfect tool for those companies to save thousands by taking the entire publication to their printer, ready to go. I created the page pictured below in about two minutes using the product. Look for tips, tricks, and basic lessons on creating a variety of printed materials using Quark in the near future. The QuarkXPress 4.0 Handbook by Diane Burns and Sharyn Venit. You can get it right here .