3 Open Source Desktop Publishing Tools for Small Businesses | Linux Today

3 Open Source Desktop Publishing Tools for Small Businesses

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 17, 2015

Small businesses and start-ups are always on the lookout for ways to save money on new and expensive services.  Many budget-minded small businesses are returning to the days of hands-on and in-house to keep costs down, and the many open source tools available today can help do just that.

While you can find plenty of local and online publishing vendors, security and secrecy is always a concern. Open source tools like gLabels, LibreOffice, and Scribus—used in-house—can mitigate those concerns. We look at just some of the ways these tools can handle your small business desktop publishing tasks.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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