Eslite believed that this new system would stop publishers 'habits of forcing new books on stores. The publishers, however, felt that the fees placed on them were unreasonable. Of special concern were small and academic presses with limited resources-they would have to wait too long for payment and might not be able to bear the costs.
誠品方面認為新制能改善出版社「以書養書」、將新書硬「塞」給書店套錢的惡習，出版社方面則質疑各項收費的合理性，更擔憂小型與文史哲類出版社的財力有限，將因書款回收緩慢而無法負荷。