Despite their symbiotic relationship, bookstores bellying up during the present two-year economic slump have obliged publishing houses to grab hold of the economic reins. Not only are they opening their own bookstores to reduce their dependence on bookstore franchises, but they have also organized reading clubs as a means of rallying book aficionados.
在出版市場上，出版社與連鎖書店之間有共生共榮的關係，但由於景氣蕭條，這兩年書店偶有經營不善的傳聞，出版社於是開始自己「拚經濟」，除了自營書店、以減少對連鎖書店的依賴外，也開始經營讀書俱樂部，凝聚愛書人。