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Achievements of the “One City, One Book” Movement

Publishing Industry   Achievements of the “One City, One Book” Movement   2022.10.04   Seosan-si selected and nominated Uncanny Convenience Store (Namu Bench) for the general public and A Child Who Climbed over a Wall (BIR) for children as books to read together during the “2022 Pan-Citizen One City, One Book Movement: The Book of the Year Proclamation Ceremony” held in the city hall’s situation room on Aug 10, 2022. In April, citizens of Seosan-si recommended a total of 54 books. The library’s steering committee reviewed the books, and two were nominated as the “Book of The Year.”The book Uncanny Convenience Store is a piece that depicts the joys and sorrows of our neighbors living in this harsh era from a warm and humorous perspective. The novel has a small convenience store on the corner of an alley as its background. Meanwhile, this year’s children’s book was A Child Who Climbed over a Wall, which gives its readers the strength and c...
  • VOL.51 / 2022.10
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Asian Publishers Week 2025

Info   Asian Publishers Week 2025   2025.07.07   Warm greetings from the Korea Publishers Society (KOPUS)! We are pleased to invite you to the Asian Publishers Week 2025, which will take place from November 4 to 7, 2025, in Seoul, Korea.Under the theme “New Horizons in Asian Literature,” this four-day event will bring together leading publishing professionals from across Asia to explore emerging trends, share insights, and foster meaningful collaboration in the Asian publishing industry.The program will feature a roundtable discussion, an open forum, publishing house visits, and one-on-one business meetings?offering a rich platform for exchanging ideas, showcasing literary works, and building lasting partnerships.   KOPUS will provide the following support for selected participants:   ?  Round-trip economy-class airfare ?  Hotel accommodation (Single occupancy) ?&n...
  • VOL.84 / 2025.07
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May Has Been a Busy Month, But the Days Are About to Get Busier

Best Sellers   May Has Been a Busy Month, But the Days Are About to Get Busier Best Seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 1st week of May, 2025   2025.06.02   May in Korea is a busy month in many ways. From Children’s Day to Parents’ Day and Teachers’ Day, it’s a month of many holidays. Even if you are an avid reader, it can be hard to take a break from your busy schedule and open a book. The weather, too, is more unpredictable than in previous years. Unseasonably chilly days stretch on, and then, all of a sudden, a wave of heat rushes in. It is the perfect period to catch a cold, or rather, to stay cooped up in your room and read books as much as you want.The presidential election, which has been called early, is less than a month away. The social sentiment leading up to the election is reflected in bookstores. Lee Jae-Myung’s It’s Ultimately People That Make It Happen and a book about him, Lee Jae-Myung’s Road, ranked No. 1...
  • VOL.83 / 2025.06
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#Children

#K-Book   #Children KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.05.07   Somebody Believe the Baby Brush 1. Publication Details   Title | Somebody Believe the Baby BrushAuthor | Bo-young Sim; Sang-hyo GilPublisher | BIR Publishing Co., Ltd.Publication Date | 2023-05-30ISBN | 9788949162522No. of pages | 100Dimensions | 148*215   2. Book Intro   The pencil case is filled with whispering and talking among the writing tools who are obsessed with their owner Dami. This book brings you three stories of these pencils that will make you laugh!The 1st story_Somebody believes the baby brushIn the wee hours of the night, with its hair soaked in dark ink the little yellow brush must write 1,000 difficult characters. But there’s something else he actually wishes he could be writing!The 2nd story_Wrting & ErasingToday’s social stu...
  • VOL.82 / 2025.05
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#Hope

#K-Book   #Hope KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.04.07   The Giant’s Garden 1. Publication Details   Title | The Giant’s GardenAuthor | Choi Jung-inPublisher | BOISFORETPublication Date | 2021-12-30ISBN | 9791187991182No. of pages | 56Dimensions | 181*247   2. Book Intro   A girl who has trouble communicating with her friends goes on an adventure in the woods. She finds the garden of a giant she has heard about in rumors, and experiences inner growth and comfort through her encounter with the giant.A girl who is always outside looking in when she is with her friends enters the deep forest, led by a gentle voice. She finds a giant’s garden in the woods and makes pleasant memories in nature. When night falls, the girl is lonely. Just then, the giant speaks to her, and she shares all that is in her heart, fully expressing her feelings and reflecting on her inner se...
  • VOL.81 / 2025.04
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Trends in the Publishing Market in the First Half of 2022

Publishing Industry   Trends in the Publishing Market in the First Half of 2022   2022.08.01   People are still reeling from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has swept the world over the past three years. Korea has been rapidly taking actions to return people’s daily lives to how they were before the pandemic. Such efforts can be seen through major terms commonly used in news outlets, such as “endemic” and “post-COVID.” Also, in early June, the Seoul International Book Fair was held at COEX on a large scale after a three-year absence, attracting approximately 100 thousand visitors. What’s more, lectures and autograph signing events of writers that had halted due to the social distancing policy have begun to take place again. It also seems that publications, book sales, and book-related programs are beginning to revitalize.Books related to “endemic” include From Pandemic to Endemic (Dongasia Books), written by researchers at the Institute for ...
  • VOL.49 / 2022.08
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The Vulnerability of Production Focused on Paper Books

Publishing Industry   The Vulnerability of Production Focused on Paper Books   2022.06.07   The advancement of science has brought development to media, including in variety. Also, as an IT powerhouse, Korea provides easier access to all sorts of content, enabling people across all age groups to enjoy visual fun and entertainment through visual content rather than books. The significant drop in public interest in paper books ? the analog ? can be easily seen in the statistics of the yearly decrease in the reading population.   Reading population and the number of books read per person (2011~2021)   * Source: Statistics Korea (11.17.2021), Social Survey Results in 2021   As you can start a book-publishing business with a relatively small financial basis, the entry barrier is not that high. If you are interested, you can take your first foot in the industry without much difficulty. However, it is at the same time the real...
  • VOL.47 / 2022.06
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Korean Book Publishers Eye Webnovels and Webtoons

Publishing Industry   Korean Book Publishers Eye Webnovels and Webtoons Why is Dasan Books starting an entertainment business?   2022.04.04   With the global mega-hit of “Squid Game” on Netflix in 2021, the world began to take a greater interest in Korean content. Other webtoon-based dramas, including “Hellbound” and “We Are All Dead,” are seeing good records as well, and Korean webtoon platforms such as Piccoma, Line Manga, and Tapas are rapidly growing in the global market. Now webtoons are rising as the next driver of Korean content, or K-content, which has been represented by K-pop.Korean book publishers are also greatly interested in webtoons and webnovels. General publishers such as Woongjin Thinkbig, Dasan Books, and Wisdom House have shown a clear movement in this regard. It also seems that those that have not yet started a relevant business are paying heed to the webnovel and webtoon business, the newly emerging field in the content industry.  ...
  • VOL.45 / 2022.04
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#Death

#K-Book   #Death KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.03.10   A Solitary Death is a Social Murder 1. Publication Details   Title | A Solitary Death is a Social MurderAuthor | Gwon Jong-hoPublisher | SANZINIPublication Date | 2023-02-20ISBN | 9791168611337No. of pages | 192Dimensions | 135*200   2. Book Intro   Living alone, dying aloneThe number of solitary deaths is increasing every year due to changes in the family structure, with a growing number of one-person households and the level of disconnection among people. According to the first survey published in 2022, the number of solitary deaths increased by an average of 8.8% per year from 2017 to 2021. However, compared to the increasing number of solitary deaths, social awareness is extremely lacking, and no effective countermeasures have been developed. The sta...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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#Family

#K-Book   #Family KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.01.06   My Beautiful Grandma 1. Publication Details   Title | My Beautiful GrandmaAuthor | Sim Yun KyungPublisher | SAKYEJUL PUBLISHING LTD.Publication Date | 2022-08-19ISBN | 9791160949643No. of pages | 224Dimensions | 121 * 188   2. Book Intro   The writer, Shim Yun Kyung, who has been beloved by many readers for her work, ‘My Beautiful Garden’, and ‘Seol-Yi’, has finally published her first essay. She said that the model of good adults in her novels are all ‘grandmas’. This book is filled with what the main character, Grandma, realized while raising her children and how she loved them. Her wise parenting approach filled the small soul with quiet love, which the small soul couldn’t even notice. This would be a good guide for most parents these days, who f...
  • VOL.78 / 2025.01
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