The collapse stemmed from a domino effect that extended from readers to distributors, given changes in popular reading habits, proliferation of book categories, continually shrinking sales, and the increase in large-scale bookshop franchise chains.
究其原因，大眾閱讀習慣改變、圖書種類增加、銷售額持續減少、大型連鎖書店越開越多，從讀者端至發行端，各個相扣環節共同催動了崩潰的骨牌效應。