To paraphrase Dickens, one could say: "It is the best of times, it is the worst of times." Though the problems are many and complex, the diversification of channels, the move towards niche book markets, and the development of diverse readers 'needs continues.
套句狄更斯《雙城記》中的名言，台灣出版業目前面臨的，可說是「最壞的時代，卻也是最好的時代」；儘管問題又多又複雜，但另一方面，通路的多元化、書市的分眾化與精緻化、閱讀的多樣需求，卻也同時並行。