The last two years have seen ram-pant inflation and financial crises. Consumers have been watching their pocketbooks, and Taiwan's book market has been at a low ebb. Books in the lifestyle category, however, have been relatively unaffected. Subjects once thought of as indulgences for the well-to-do such as wine tasting, gourmet cooking, and design have become part of everyday life for the average person.
近兩年，通貨膨脹、金融海嘯接連來襲，消費者無不看緊荷包，台灣書市也一片低迷，但惟獨生活品味類書籍受到波及不大，過去被認為是「飽暖思淫慾」、附庸風雅的品飲、美食、設計等小資產階級情調活動，如今早已飛入尋常百姓家，成為民眾生活的一部分。