Eslite experienced a financial crisis in 2002 that had observers wondering whether such a high-end bookseller was viable in the Taiwan market. Although the arts community breathed a sigh of relief when the company returned to profitability last year, many question whether the company has become too commercial.
但二○○二年間，誠品一度傳出財務危機，讓許多人憂心，以台灣現有的閱讀市場，根本無法負荷誠品高品質的成本，直到去年轉虧為盈了，文化圈才鬆了一口氣。