Due to the large crowds and tempting discounts, the same criticism can be heard almost every year-TIBE has become little more than a bustling book bazaar the din of which drowns out any claims to culture and quality. Just as in the past, this year saw direct marketers hawking their wares in the aisles and publishers selling their products at rock-bottom prices.
由於台北書展的人潮雜遝與誘人折扣，幾乎每年都會出現質疑書展淪為書籍賣場而犧牲了人文品質的聲音；與往年相似，今年展場中亦出現圖書直銷商在走道上拉客促銷、出版社 66 折低價搶錢等等現象。