The waxing and waning in popularity of various genres on the one hand reflects changing public tastes, but at the same time points to the vitality of the industry's marketing campaigns. Books have become yet another parcel of popular culture.
如同博達總監陳語萱所說：「書是社會沉澱後的產物。」各類型書籍的消長、亮點佳作的出線，一方面反映當下讀者的需求，一方面也是書商和媒體炒作的結果，可視為另一種「時尚」產業。