40,000 titles is a considerable number when the overall size of Taiwan's economy is considered. In 2002, for example, this would mean 16.77 new titles for every 10,000 people. While less than the 20.83 new titles figure for the UK, Taiwan's statistic nonetheless far exceeds Japan's 5.29 and the US's 2.32, and takes the number-two position worldwide in new books published per capita.
4 萬種的新書總量，相對於台灣的總體經濟規模來說，實不可謂不多；以 2002 年為例，台灣每萬人分配到的新書有 16.77 種，雖低於英國的 20.83 種，卻遠高於日本的 5.29 及美國的 2.32 種，位居世界第二。