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2023 Publishing Statistics & 2024 Publishing Market Outlook

Publishing Industry 2023 Trends in the Korean Publishing Market and 2024 Forecast 2024.01.02 2023 Trends: Growth in self-help, comics, and parenting books As the COVID-19 pandemic turned endemic in the spring of 2023, travel books saw a resurgence in popularity. The popularity of anime such as Slam Dunk has led to increased sales of manga, and popular YouTubers have joined the publishing market using manga characters. In addition, books by popular writers for grown-up readers, such as physicist Kim Sang-Wook, have been transformed into children’s educational comics. * K-Book Trends Vol. 42 ? Go to the interview of writer Kim Sang-Wook In addition, despite recording the world’s lowest birth rate, the popularity of books on raising children in Korea has increased. While the market for marriage,...

VOL.66 / 2024.01

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2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Humanities Books

Publishing Policy 2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Humanities Books 2024.01.02 Korean Humanities Bestsellers for 2020 - 2022Explore Korean humanities books that will inspire your life with rich knowledge and refined ideas! 2020 1 Broad and Shallow Knowledge for Intellectual Conversation: 0 2 You’re Always Right 3 When I Don’t Know What I Really Want 4 Broad and Shallow Knowledge for Intellectual Conversation: 1 5 ...

VOL.66 / 2024.01

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.10.02 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.87 / 2025.10

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Marketing in Korean Bookstores: Recovered Editions & Book-funding

Publishing Industry Marketing in Korean Bookstores:Recovered Editions & Book-funding Faster and unlike anyone else 2023.12.04 “Faster and unlike anyone else” - this is a phrase from a popular Korean song. No item is exempt from this rule, but it is a hot topic in the Korean publishing and distribution market. Because of the fixed book price system, price competition among retailers is impossible in Korea. Shipping competition, which was fierce in the early days of online bookstores, has also faded. This is because there is not much difference in the delivery speed between bookstores. Competition for merchandise is still fierce but less so than before for various reasons, including readers’ fatigue with merchandise and rising production costs. So, how can bookstores promote their books “faster and unlike anyone else”...

VOL.65 / 2023.12

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Korean Libraries’ Various Book-reading Activities and Cooperation Efforts with the Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry Korean Libraries’ Various Book-reading Activitiesand Cooperation Efforts with the Publishing Industry 2023.11.06 Libraries are public service organizations that are easily accessible to anyone in their daily lives when it comes to reading activities. The Korean Library Act also defines a library as a place that contributes to the promotion of reading culture based on library materials. After the Korean government designated 1993 as the “Year of Books,” the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and publishing organizations carried out vigorous campaigns to promote reading among the public. They pushed for the enactment of the “Reading Promotion Act (tentative title)” as a basis for more systematic and continuous promotion. In the process, as discussions progressed with the library community, the Li...

VOL.64 / 2023.11

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Bookshelves are Going into TVs!

Publishing Industry Bookshelves are Going into TVs! The collaboration of picture book content andIPTV companies seen through the case of the “Digital Book Service” 2023.10.04 The background and purpose of expanding publishing content into IPTV content The logo of U+ Kids Service serviced by LG U+ In 2017, LG U+, the company I’m working for, launched a service for children for the first time called “U+ Kids Service.” The biggest challenge we faced while preparing the service was the difference between what children want to watch and what parents want to show them. In fact, when I interviewed customers, I often heard, “When we started raising children, we got rid of the TV at home and put a bookcase in the living room in place of the T...

VOL.63 / 2023.10

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The End of Summer, or the Beginning of Change

Best Sellers The End of Summer, or the Beginning of Change Bestseller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of August, 2025 2025.09.04 By mid-August, students’ summer vacations come to an end, and the holiday season for adults begins to wind down. People feel “a sense of reward for having endured the summer heat,” while looking forward to the cool weather of autumn. Yet with climate change and the recurring notion that “this year may be the coolest summer we will have,” the end of summer brings not only relief but also unease. The August bestsellers reflect this ambivalence, featuring both titles that hold steady in the rankings and others that signal the start of change.On the overall bestseller list, Sung Hae-Na’s Honmono continues to firmly hold the No. 1 spot. At the same time, the debut novel Grapefruit Apricot Club by Han Roro?a Korean singer-songwriter who debuted in 2022?draws attention. The novel, which explor...

VOL.86 / 2025.09

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#Economy

#K-Book #Economy KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.09.04 The Hidden Economics of Convenience Stores 1. Publication Details Title | The Hidden Economics of Convenience StoresAuthor | Goyangi Dabang (Cat Caf?); Jeong YeonsookPublisher | Bear Books Inc.Publication Date | 2023-06-30ISBN | 9791158364113No. of pages | 120Dimensions | 165*220 2. Book Intro The Hidden Economics of Convenience Stores is an educational book designed to be easy and engaging and aims to introduce young readers to the economic concepts hidden within the familiar setting of a convenience store.The story revolves around Baeknyangi, a white cat with a profound love of convenience stores. Whether it’s just to gaze at the salmon roll cake that he longs to buy or to complete a school assignment, Baeknyangi has made it a habit to stop by the convenience store every day. His frequent visits l...

VOL.86 / 2025.09

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.09.04 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.86 / 2025.09

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2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Fiction

Publishing Policy 2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Fiction 2023.10.04 Bestsellers in Korean Fiction from 2020 to 2022Let’s take a look at which books were loved by readers, as well as those that were noteworthy in each year! 2020 1 Dallergut Dream Department Store 2 Almond 3 If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light 3 I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day 5 School Nurse Ahn Eunyoung ...

VOL.63 / 2023.10

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