The number of new books published after martial law rose quickly, topping 30,000 titles in 1998 and 43,035 in 2002, and thereafter frequently maintaining a level of around 40,000.
台灣的新書出版量自解嚴後開始高速成長，1998 年突破 3 萬種，2002 年更攀升至 4 萬 3,035 種，此後便經常維持 4 萬種上下的龐大數量。