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[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Korean Publishers Willbooks Publishing Co. Books That Quietly Draw Readers In 2025.07.07 How many kinds of pleasure can be gained from books? The joy of reading and learning are the most fundamental pleasures that books offer. However, today’s readers expect something more engaging and thought-provoking from books. While books retain their value as a medium to convey knowledge and information, an increasing number of readers now seek books that are not only informative but also aesthetically appealing as objects in their own right. Willbooks Publishing is a publishing house that not only responds to this trend but leads it. The logo of Willbooks Publishing Co. It’s a pleasure to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please introduce Willbooks Publishing to our international readers along with the meaning of the company’s name. Hello, it’s good to meet you all! The name “Willbooks” is derived from ...

VOL.84 / 2025.07

[INFORMATION / AGENCY LIST]

Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2022.07.04 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 : +82-2-707-21...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Nanda

Korean Publishers Nanda Adding wings with books 2025.04.07 Publishing is more than just making books ? it’s about opening up new worlds to readers. Nanda, which started as an imprint of Munhakdongne Publishing and has since established itself as an independent literary publisher, is making a fresh wave in the Korean publishing industry by exploring the unique identity and tactile properties of books. Nanda’s name reflects its desire to give people invisible wings through books, which it publishes in a variety of genres, including non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. Following is an interview with CEO Kim Min-Jung, who is pushing the boundaries of literature through ingenious planning and experimental sensibilities. The logo of Nanda It’s a pleasure to have you on K-Book Trends. Please introduce Nanda to our international readers and explain the meaning of the company’s name...

VOL.81 / 2025.04

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

2nd Week, May 2022

Best Sellers 2nd Week, May 2022 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2022.06.07 In May 2022, the five-year term of President Moon Jae-in came to an end. As he took office under nationwide attention, books about him and his term were published, and four of them ranked in the integrated list of bestsellers for the 2nd week of May. For example, Moon Jae-In’s Consolation, Top 100 Speeches of President Moon Jae-In, Five Years of President Moon Jae-In (2 volumes), and The Fate of Moon Jae-In (2 volumes) are all books that were published after the end of his term. Their ranks show how much Korean readers are interested in their now former president. In particular, Moon Jae-In’s Consolation is an essay where the former president candidly talks about his feelings going back to an “enlightened citizen” from a president, which ranked first in the integrated list of bestsellers.While books about former president Moon Jae-In have taken th...

VOL.47 / 2022.06

[INFORMATION / AGENCY LIST]

Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2022.06.07 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.47 / 2022.06

[TREND / TOPIC]

The Comeback of Best-selling Books is Thanks to Youtube

Topic The Comeback of Best-selling Books is Thanks to Youtube 2022.03.07 “Try this.”It’s not some random street vendor tempting tourists to try Dalgona using Squid Game’s popularity. Winter Bookstore, one of the most popular BookTubers (Book + Youtuber) with 230K subscribers, posted a video introducing a book. Her influence is truly colossal.The book she introduced was Why Fish Don’t Exist, a non-fiction book written by US science journalist Lulu Miller. Let’s go back to the starting point to see how it became popular. The book was published on December 17, 2021, and it did not gain much popularity in Korea at first. Lulu Miller was a new science journalist and a writer just introduced to Korean readers. Though the book contains excellent writing and exciting stories, the one-person publisher, Gom Books, did not have the marketing power to make the book popular. Why Fish Don’t Exist was reviewed in major newspapers several times, but the public did n...

VOL.44 / 2022.03

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Black Fish

Korean Publishers Black Fish The virtuous influence of liberal arts books on raising society’s intellectual level 2025.02.17 Books are more than just a collection of knowledge - in each genre, they play an important role in enlightening readers, instilling life values, and spreading good influence. In particular, liberal arts books are valuable in that they contribute to the development of society as a whole and further enhance readers’ knowledge and intellectual level in areas that are closely connected to our lives, such as culture, history, and art. Deeply understanding the importance of these books, Black Fish strives to help readers improve their quality of life through valuable and meaningful knowledge. It aims to help readers broaden their perspectives on the world and envision a better future, not just to deliver information. Black Fish’s books, carefully researched and thoughtfully produced, are designed to help readers gain new insights and sat...

VOL.79 / 2025.02

[INFORMATION / AGENCY LIST]

Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2022.05.02 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.46 / 2022.05

[TREND / TOPIC]

“Illness Narratives” A Detailed Reflection of our Society

Topic “Illness Narratives”A Detailed Reflection of our Society 2022.02.14 The center of our body is not the heart.It’s the spot we feel pain when we are sick. This is a phrase from the poem I, Stand There written by Park No-Hae. In fact, we all get restless even when a small spinule is stuck under the fingernail. Needless to say, if we feel pain in some area of our body, that spot becomes the center of our body, getting all the focus. Every human being sometimes gets sick to a different degree. Even for someone who has never caught a cold, there must be a time they get sick due to perhaps aging, which is a natural process for our body. It is not a curse word, but all human beings have no choice but to go through sickness and healing, and through which, they gradually grow into a mature person. (could be harmed, of course.) In that process, the sickness, or disease, at the center of your life creates a story of its own kind that is often made into ...

VOL.43 / 2022.02

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

2nd Week, March 2022

Best Sellers 2nd Week, March 2022 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2022.04.04 March in Korea also means “a new start” to many. New season spring comes in March, and the new semester begins in March, too. So, most Koreans clean up and make changes to parts of their houses and organize the winter clothes piled up in the closet. The publishing industry saw changes as well, just like how nature changed its clothes from white snow to green sprouts, popular books that have made makeover changes to the cover page catch our eyes on the bestsellers’ list for this month. The cherry blossom edition specially produced to mark the sales record of 400 thousand copies of the book Uncanny Convenience Store by Kim Ho-Yeon ? a beloved writer among Korean readers ? grasped readers’ attention. Also, I am Thankful for Myself, an essay published in 2016, went through a total makeover of its cover page and content. Meanwhile, We...

VOL.45 / 2022.04

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