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How Eduwill successfully exported the PERFECT TOPIK series to China and Taiwan

How Eduwill successfully exported the PERFECT TOPIK series to China and Taiwan   2019.07.08   Eduwill is a South Korean education company that prides itself on turning dreams into reality. A business that focuses on many aspects of education in addition to providing online and offline classes on obtaining various certificates and licenses, Eduwill also runs a publishing business for education material. Among the company's publications is the PERFECT TOPIK series that helps students study for the official Test of Proficiency in Korean. The series had previously been available only in South Korea before it was exported to China in 2016 and Taiwan in 2018. "Education can change lives and the world, and with this belief, we will lead efforts so that education may truly show its power," Eduwill says. The following details the export process Eduwill went through for PERFECT TOPIK.     Q. Hello. We are delighted to introduce Eduwill to K-Book Tren...
  • VOL.13 / 2019.07
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Wookwan Sunim

Wookwan Sunim Introduction to Korean temple food   2019.09.09   'Where did this food come from?'Temple food refers to food cooked to capture the original taste from ingredients usually grown in Buddhist temples or found in nature. Temple food is special even in South Korea. To meet temple food is to go beyond the act of eating and think about where the ingredients came from and how the food was made. It is to realize the preciousness of food. Right now, when so many people have much interest in the preservation of humankind and protecting nature, Korean temple food is finding its place as a cultural element as it opens up a new view into food.Wookwan sunim is an expert on South Korea's temple food. It may seem strange to see the suffix 'food expert' attached to a Buddhist nun's name, but it is not that strange when you consider in Buddhism, growing food, cooking it, eating it and cleaning up is all part of asceticism. Wookwan's temple food and the stories in her food are popu...
  • VOL.15 / 2019.09
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Genre Novel Publisher 'Arzak Livres'

Genre Novel Publisher 'Arzak Livres'   2019.08.05   Arzak Livres is a South Korean publisher that plans, discovers and translates good genre novels. Arzak aims to act as a beacon for readers in South Korea who love genre novels and to show them the publisher's vision for genre novels. With that in mind, Arzak has been consistently publishing genre novels until today, saying it believes in the value of science fiction novels as a 'literature of subversion'. The below is a Q&A with Arzak, where the publisher discussed its vision, future publications and representative books.     Hello, we are happy to introduce Arzak Livres through K-Book Trends. We're aware Arzak is a publisher that focuses on science fiction. Could you introduce Arzak to our readers?   Arzak's motto is "Have beautiful dreams and spread science everywhere". After the publication of our first book Little Brother in September 2015, we have published some-70 science fiction...
  • VOL.14 / 2019.08
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Author Lee Yong-han

Author Lee Yong-han A traveler seeking cats amid a sense of loss   2019.08.05   Lee Yong-han is a poet who is comforted by cats and feels happiness through the feline creatures. Starting with his book Hello, The Cat Was Thankful (Bookfolio, 2009) in order to present street cats in a friendly light, Lee has gone on to publish more books about cats he has met during his travels and everyday life, like Be Bright, Cat (Bookfolio, 2011) and Travel, Love and Cat (Bookfolio, 2014). The author's books have gained him the nickname 'cat writer', and Lee says another stage of his career has opened with Humans Are Busy So Leave it to the Cats (Yedam, 2015). The book is about his father in law who ended up living with 16 cats after having disliked them in the past. Lee is also a poet, and his first book was a collection of poetry. However, more readers know of him as the 'cat writer', showing how popular his cat books have been. Lee says he started writing poems because he felt a sense of...
  • VOL.14 / 2019.08
[EVENT / I READ]

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

I Read   Almond by Won-pyung Sohn   2023.05.02   This article is a review written by a Mexican reader ofK-Book Trends after reading a Korean book.If you want to share your wonderful experience of reading Korean bookswith other overseas readers, please send us an email!kbooktrends@gmail.com   Among the Korean literature books that I have read lately, Almond (Changbi Publishers) is my favorite book. At first, I was interested in reading this book because it’s one of the books BTS has read, and I am very satisfied that I read it.   Korean and English covers of Almond     Almond is an excellent book. The main character’s life is so well described that it keeps you interested in reading the whole book. Yunjae is the book’s main character, a young boy born with a condition that prevents him from feeling, expressing, and inter...
  • VOL.58 / 2023.05
[REPORT / COLUMN]

Where Korean readers meet books (1)

Where Korean readers meet books (1) Traveling via Books at the Paju Book City   2017.9.11   If you are planning on traveling to Seoul and love books and culture, there is a city that is a must-visit. Paju Book City, roughly an hour away from Seoul, is an industrial zone chock-full of grand and modern buildings that it would not be an exaggeration to call it a concert hall for famous architects. Inside Paju Book City, everything regarding publishing happens. This is an introduction inside that publishing-specialized zone you can't find anywhere else in the world.     The beginning and end of publishing, Paju Book City   A view of Paju Book City ⓒ https://tour.paju.go.kr   Roughly 30 years ago, Paju Book City was planned by South Korean publishing professionals, who dreamed of the modernization of the country's publishing and distribution sector, with the aim to create an economic and cultural base in mind. The cultural industrial z...
  • VOL.4 / 2017.09
[NEWS / BEST SELLER]

South Korea's September Bestsellers

South Korea's September Bestsellers Aggregate data as of the first week of September   2017.9.11   An analysis into the popularity behind South Korea's bestsellers From the final week of August through the first week of September     For the Ji-youngs inside all of us Ji-young Born in '82 When this book was published in October last year, it did not gain big interest, but word of mouth from April this year helped it climb the bestseller list. Sales of the book jumped especially after Aug. 27 when local broadcaster SBS aired a special on the book called “Ji-young Kim Born in '82 -- The Story of Half of the World”. This book is one most people in our everyday world can relate to. It tells the story of the average Korean woman, complete with statistics and news articles. The book takes the form of a report written by a doctor who treats a fictional character named Ji-young Kim and tells the story of her life. Readers of the book have said they can relate to her but ...
  • VOL.4 / 2017.09
[NEWS / PUBLISHING INDUSTRY]

South Korea's digital publishing industry

South Korea's digital publishing industry South Korea's publishing industry   2017.8.18   Foreign publishing industry officials interested in South Korea should focus on digital publishing, where anyone can become an author and readers can access books anywhere at any time. In South Korea, the market for web novels and webtoons is growing at a fast pace due to these facts.   Firm growth in South Korea's digital publishing   In contrast to South Korea's lagging book sales, the country's digital publishing industry has been marking steady growth. According to a contents industry survey conducted by the country's culture ministry in 2016, production of digital publishing for the Internet and mobile phones recorded 255.5 billion won in profits and soared 12.4 percent over a year earlier. Services in digital publishing for the Internet and mobile phones also showed the same trend, jumping 17.3 percent on-year and showing a market size of an annual 181.6 billion won.Also...
  • VOL.3 / 2017.08
[TOPIC / ISSUE]

2017 Korea Book Fair in Vietnam

2017 Korea Book Fair in Vietnam K-Books Secure $6.5 Million in Prospective Contracts in Vietnam   2017.8.18   South Korea's traveling book fair recently landed in Vietnam, where hallyu has been booming. The traveling book fair aims to support Korean books' exports overseas, boost copyright sales abroad and bolster the international competitiveness of Korean publishers. The following provides a look into the publishing exchanges between the two countries which marked 25 years of diplomatic ties this year.From July 26 to 27, the Korea Book Fair washeld at the Lotte Hotel in Hanoi. This book fair, which was held in part by the cooperation of the Korea cultural center in Vietnam, achieved great success through seminars held for Korean and Vietnamese participants alike, addressing the publishing market in Vietnam and the publishing industry in South Korea.   Theopening ceremony for the 2017 Korea Book Fair in Vietnam Publishing officials and executives from both South Korea...
  • VOL.3 / 2017.08
[INFORMATION / BOOK SUMMARY]

Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation   2019.07.08     The Neighbors at Happy Apartment   1. Publication Details Imprint | Crayon House Co., LtdTitle | The Neighbors at Happy ApartmentAuthor | Moon Mi-youngIllustrator | Kim Soo-yeonGenre | Children's bookFormat | 150×217Binding | PaperbackPages | 136pagesISBN | 9788955476255   2. Contact Name | Gu Yong LEE, Representative of KL ManagementPhone | +82-10-6239-9154Email | josephlee705@gmail.com   3. Marketing Information Keyword | neighbors; communication; problem solvingTarget Readership | Children   4. About the Author and Illustrator Author - Moon Mi-youngMoon Mi-young previously worked as a newspaper reporter for twelve years before making her debut as a children’s author by winning the grand prize in a major children’s writing competition in Korea. She is the recipient of the Most Promising Author Award of the Purun Literature Prize. Her p...
  • VOL.13 / 2019.07
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