With the rise of the Internet making it easier and faster than ever to spread information about old books and to find like-minded souls, the second-hand book market has once again sprung to life over the past four or five years. Already there are over 100 second-hand bookstores throughout Taiwan, well above the numbers of them in the past.
但誰知在網路興起的今日，因舊書資訊快速流通、社群聚集，才四、五年的時間，舊書店又如雨後春筍般成立，目前全台已高達一百多家，頗有凌駕往昔之勢。