Chen Lung-hao of Tonsan was an active member of the association at first, and hoped that they could pool their orders to keep costs down. He was put in charge of dealing with the publishing companies, but, he says, "Independent bookstores all have clear themes that are too far apart from one another, so it's hard to order together.
當初曾積極投入溫羅汀行動的唐山書店老闆陳隆昊即指出，聯盟本希望透過「共同進書」壓低成本，並推派他負責跟出版社接洽，「但獨立書店都有壁壘分明的主題取向，彼此差距甚大，很難有共同書單。