2024/3/23 15:50 (updated at 3/23 17:44)
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(Central News Agency reporter Ye Guanyin, Kaohsiung, 23rd) Cai Zhihao, chairman of the Taiwan User Experience Design Association, who has served as a committee member of the Ministry of Culture’s physical bookstore visitation for many years, recently posted on his personal Facebook “Only borrow books, do not buy books” and caused controversy. The Ministry of Culture said today that he would cease his duties with immediate effect.
The Ministry of Culture stated that physical bookstore visits are organized by the Taiwan Independent Bookstore Cultural Association. When the association invites visiting committee members every year, the list will be submitted to the Ministry of Culture for review. The Ministry of Culture respects the position of the Independent Bookstore Association and has always followed the record for review. . Since Cai Zhihao’s remarks have seriously hurt the majority of bookstore operators, the Ministry of Culture has informed the association that visiting committee members should be carefully selected.
In addition, the Ministry of Culture emphasized that Cai Zhihao served as a review committee member for the subsidy operation to promote the development of physical bookstores. The Ministry of Culture emphasized that the review of this case was one review and one appointment. The Ministry of Culture considered his status as a visiting member of the Independent Bookstore Cultural Association and invited him to serve as a member this time. Culture The Ministry immediately ceased his work as a visiting and all related review committee.
In response to the controversy over the independent bookstore’s visit to business committee members, Liao Yingliang, chairman of the Taiwan Independent Bookstore Cultural Association, issued a statement through the official Facebook. He pointed out that the association has undertaken the “Physical Bookstore Operation Guidance Project” commissioned by the Ministry of Culture for many years. The main purpose of bookstore visits is to understand the difficulties encountered by each store and their possible needs through on-site bookstore interviews.
Liao Yingliang said that since bookstores have different development goals and business intentions, the selection of visiting consultants focuses on financial management, industrial innovation, community management and other expertise, so that they can provide relevant expertise in their fields at the visiting site. In his opinion, “As for the consultant’s personal consumption preferences, they are not a necessary consideration for this appointment.”
Cai Zhihao recently wrote on his personal Facebook with the title “Independent Bookstores: The Struggle of Browsing and Not Shopping”. He has participated in visiting independent bookstores in various places for ten consecutive years and is very familiar with the industry. “But the more familiar he is, the less he dares to go shopping.” Independent bookstore. It’s not that I’m not interested, it’s not that the bookstore isn’t interesting. It’s just that I’m embarrassed to go in.”
However, he has a principle that he insists on in recent years: “Don’t buy books.” He believes that the book publishing industry uses a lot of paper and over-publishes. Viewed from a modern perspective, it lacks sustainability, so he tries to borrow books from public libraries, “Don’t buy books.” , is also a practice of sustainable living.” Furthermore, I have a wide range of interests. If I want to buy all the books I am interested in, I will not be able to finish them all, and I will have nowhere to put them at home.
Cai Zhihao said that he knows that selling books in independent bookstores is very hard, and some operators also have their own persistence. “Now that I have decided not to buy books, when I go shopping again, I feel that if the store sees this person shopping for so long without buying anything, he will definitely walk out. A bit disappointed. Then I won’t go shopping.”
However, Cai Zhihao emphasized that among the bookstores he has visited in the past ten years, most of the few who live healthy can indeed develop a healthy physique: they can survive commercially and are not restricted by the old model of “book sales”. Create a great experience with customers. He also hopes that more independent bookstores can find a better positioning. (Editor: Li Hengshan) 1130323
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