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Quebecor World Tops Industry in 2008 Gold Ink Awards for Quality Printing

Friday 19. September 2008 - Quebecor World Inc. (TSX: IQW) has won the most Gold Ink Awards for quality printing in a prestigious annual competition. The company won 35 awards - more than any other printer - in the 21st Annual printing competition sponsored by Printing Impressions and Publishing Executive magazines.

The awards are judged by an independent panel of print production professionals who rate entries along stringent quality criteria. Quebecor World won awards in magazine, book, directory and catalog categories.
“This outstanding showing in a distinguished industry competition reflects our continuing commitment to consistently providing our customers with top-quality product to meet their publishing and advertising needs,” said Jacques Mallette, President and CEO of Quebecor World Inc.

Highlighting the Quebecor World awards were a Gold for I.D. magazine printed at St. Cloud, which also won four Bronze and six Pewter awards. Other plants winning multiple awards were Midland, Eusey Press, Taunton and Clarksville. Stillwater, Merced, Dyersburg and Schaumburg (Premedia) also won awards.

The winners will be honored at a special Gold Ink Banquet and Hall of Fame Gala in Chicago October 27, where Quebecor World will be the exclusive printer sponsor. Additional information on the Gold Ink awards can be found at www.GoldInk.com.

Congratulations to all the winning customers and to the Quebecor World employees who made the quality commitment to produce a winning product.