Publishing agents are the first to know which way the wind is blowing in this market. So, as early as the 1992 passage of the PRC's copyright law, Taiwan publishing agents immediately began exploring the mainland market, which has far greater potential than Taiwan's.
一九九○年大陸通過著作權法後，台灣兩家版權仲介公司﹘ ﹘大蘋果、博達，紛紛開始開拓大陸市場。而大陸市場腹地大，印量、發行量都遠超過台灣，在預付版稅金額上，台灣顯然比不上。