In contrast with the big changes in the downstream sector of the publishing industry, midstream operators-the wholesalers-are small-to-medium-sized businesses. Most work on a local level and only a minority have a nationwide presence. The largest is Nung Hsueh, which holds a 12 % share of the publishing market (excluding magazines).
通路鉅變，牽動出版萬千結相對於下游通路的鉅變，中游多為中小型規模的地區性經銷商，僅少數具有全國實力，其中最大的農學社佔有約 12％的圖書（不計雜誌）發行量。