Book-buying budgets have been in decline since the TV remote and the mouse first took control of Taiwanese audiences. The Global Views Monthly survey showed that on average Taiwanese spent NT $ 1,375 per year buying 4.18 books, a figure far below Hong Kong's NT $ 5,855-per-annum spending level. "Real" and "virtual"
當電視遙控器與滑鼠掌控國人的時間後，購書預算自然受到影響，同一份調查也顯示，國人平均一年花費 1,375 元購買 4.18 本書（不包括雜誌、漫畫和考試用書），台灣的「文化消費力」遠遠落後於香港的 5,855 元。