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Today and Future of Korean Digital Publishing

Publishing Industry   Today and Future of Korean Digital Publishing   2023.08.07         The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 has also brought about major changes in the digital publishing industry. Most importantly, it accelerated the AI digital textbook project, which nobody knew when it would gain a boost. It was also the trigger that facilitated digital transformation and digital convergence in the publishing industry.The digital publishing industry in Korea has been developing for the past decade through continuous transformations. The iBooks Store - an e-book distribution market launched by Apple and Amazon Kindle ? Amazon’s self-publishing service opened a full-fledged e-book publishing market in Korea. Many digital publishing start-ups joined the industry. There, major issues in the publishing industry were ...
  • VOL.61 / 2023.08
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Book Pricing Strategies in Korea

Publishing Industry   Book Pricing Strategies in Korea   2023.07.03         Average list price of books sold in 2022 was 17,869 Korean won   In Korea, books are usually sold at a fixed price. It’s because the “fixed book price policy” is implemented as the book price policy in accordance with the Publishing Industry Promotion Act. According to the Korean Publishers Association’s statistics, the average fixed price of books in Korea in 2022 was 17,869 won, 4.4% up from the previous year (17,116 won). This isn’t a sharp increase considering the international pulp prices and domestic labor costs that have been driving prices up in recent years because publishers sell books at a “competitive price” as they fiercely compete with multiple titles in the market.In the Korean publishing market, the hardback, paper...
  • VOL.60 / 2023.07
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Summer, Between the Ideal (isang; 理想) and the Abnormal (isang; 異常)

Best Sellers   Summer, Between the Ideal (isang; 理想) andthe Abnormal (isang; 異常) Bestseller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of July, 2025   2025.08.04   Summer in Korea is a time when weather extremes intersect, with heat waves followed by rainy seasons. This is why summer vacations are a time when people look forward to escaping both the heat and the rain. We all dream of perfect vacation plans and ideal (isang; 理想) summer days, but with the escalating abnormal (isang; 異常) climate events, expecting weather similar to the past may be more of a fantasy than a reality. In between the ideal and the abnormal, we have compiled a list of the top travel books of July, along with some of the overall bestsellers ahead of the summer vacation season.While the overall top 10 bestsellers in July remained largely unchanged from last month, Choi Tae-Sung’s Korean History Exam 2025: Advanced (Levels 1, 2, and 3) Vol. 1 and 2 rose t...
  • VOL.85 / 2025.08
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#Vacation

#K-Book   #Vacation KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.08.04   The Summer of a Mole 1. Publication Details   Title | The Summer of a MoleAuthor | Kim SangkeunPublisher | SAKYEJUL PUBLISHING LTD.Publication Date | 2022-08-05ISBN | 9791160949599No. of pages | 56Dimensions | 221*247   2. Book Intro   A friendly saying by grandma opens the beginning of the summer in a long time. In the forest where a mole family lives, many animals are ready for the summer vacation. The mole also leaves his boring work ? digging the ground- behind, and heads towards somewhere for vacation. Then, he meets his first destiny under the shade of a tree. He thinks he is sitting on the ground, but it turns out to be the back of a turtle. The sweet mole has decided the sea is today’s destination as the turtle is accompanying him to help him...
  • VOL.85 / 2025.08
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2025 IBBY Asia-Pacific Regional Conference is Coming Up

Info   2025 IBBY Asia-Pacific Regional Conference is Coming Up Living in Harmony with Our Planet It is high time that we seek ways to live in harmony with our planet   2025.08.04                 In recent years, Korean children’s and young adult literature has been gaining international attention. This event marks the first IBBY Asia-Pacific Regional Conference to be held in Korea, providing an opportunity to reaffirm the global growth of children’s and youth literature and books. In August 2025, We invite you to the IBBY Asia-Pacific Regional Conference to be held for the first time in Korea!   Period?August 30-31, 2025Venue?Suwon Convention Center   The theme of this year’s conference is “Living in Harmony with Our Planet.” We aim to explore ways to co-exist with the ecosystems of our planet for our children and adolescents, who will inhabit this planet longer than we will.   ? Storie...
  • VOL.85 / 2025.08
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2025.08.04   Abba Communication Ltd.   Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts.   Focused Subjects  LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation   Contacts ? Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA ? Han-gyul GoE-mail : abba@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707...
  • VOL.85 / 2025.08
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Translation and Publication Support Projects in Korea

Publishing Policy   Translation and Publication Support Projects in Korea   2023.07.03                       Good news for international publishers planning to translate and publish Korean books! - Translation and Publication Support Projects in Korea   Various institutions in Korea have been running translation and publication projects to support international publishers planning to publish Korean books with an aim to promote Korean books to overseas markets.   Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) - 〈Translation and Publication Grants for Overseas Publishers〉 LTI provide grants for translation and publication of Korean books to extend the global reach of Korean literature. ? Eligible Applicants: Overseas publishers that have acquired the rights to Korean literary, humanities, ...
  • VOL.60 / 2023.07
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The Trend and Prospects of the Self-help Book Market in Korea

Publishing Industry   The Trend and Prospects of the Self-help Book Market in Korea   2023.06.05         The popularity of self-help books rises and falls regularly. Self-help books are currently the cradle of bestsellers in the publishing industry. And, as they can work like a magnet pulling readers to the bookstore once they go popular, it is no exaggeration to say that the genre can determine a bookstore’s sales for the year.The current self-help book craze began to heat up in the second half of last year in Korea, and it reached its peak this year. Unlike in the past, the trend these days was fueled by the recession that has made life more difficult. “As getting rich through financial investment has become impossible in this life, I’d rather raise my value through self-improvement” This phrase has become a buzzwor...
  • VOL.59 / 2023.06
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The Onset of the Rainy Season, Marking the Arrival of Summer

Best Sellers   The Onset of the Rainy Season, Marking the Arrival of Summer Best seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of June, 2025   2025.07.07   June in Korea is the beginning of summer, with the heat and rainy season just around the corner. After a hot May filled with issues surrounding the presidential election, the days have returned to their familiar routine, like an old book. The books that made it onto the best seller list in the second week of June stand out with their sharpness that pierces through that familiarity. This is especially the case with Sung Hye-Na’s Honmono. The author’s new collection of short stories, with its intense and chilling narrative, has been widely loved since its publication. Meanwhile, Kim Keum-Hee’s My First Summer, Wanju, introduced in the previous issue’s “New Books” section, comforts readers with its contrasting warmth and affability. Also drawing attention is K...
  • VOL.84 / 2025.07
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#Space

#K-Book   #Space KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.07.07   Rocket Kid 1. Publication Details   Title | Rocket KidAuthor | Kim MinwooPublisher | YellowpigPublication Date | 2023-01-16ISBN | 9791159950391No. of pages | 60Dimensions | 240*240   2. Book Intro   Have you ever imagined traveling to space on a spaceship, watching a rocket soar high into the sky? Rocket Kid offers a unique and thrilling experience for children who dream of space exploration.The story revolves around a main character whose dream is to become a space captain. Every day, she envisions herself going into space on a rocket. But no one takes her enthusiasm seriously. The other kids in her class have no interest in rockets. So the space captain recruits friends who are a bit special to become members of the Space Rocket Lab. Together, they wor...
  • VOL.84 / 2025.07
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