Upgrade from Pagemaker

I currently have Pagemaker 7.0 and want to upgrade to CS4. I can't find the software available anywhere to purchase. I contacted Adobe sales and all they want to sell to me is a Creative Cloud Membership.  Help!

>Does any software retailer carry it?
Google is your friend for finding things... but I seriously doubt that ANYONE still sells CS4
CS4 became CS5 became CS5.5 became CS6 became the Cloud... so CS4 is 4 versions old
You might find InDesign CS6 as a standalone program at this link
http://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/cs6._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_software_sl_c reativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPMZ
For InDesign questions click the link that Ann provided

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