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Today and Tomorrow of the Korean Standard Publishing Distribution Data Hub System

Publishing Industry Today and Tomorrow of the Korean Standard Publishing Distribution Data Hub System 2023.09.04 Current status of the Korean Standard Publishing Distribution Data Hub System (KOPDS) When Song-In Books, a large South Korean book wholesaler, went bankrupt in 2017, many publishers were left in a state of chaos. Publishers suffered a lot of losses because they were unable to keep track of which books were in which bookstores, and how many copies were in stock and sold. This prompted the creation of the Korean Standard Publishing Distribution Data Hub System (KOPDS), which was built in accordance with the Fourth Five-Year Plan for the Promotion of Publishing Culture, reflecting the need to build an advanced distribution system for the publishing industry. The system was launched in Sept...

VOL.62 / 2023.09

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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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The Future That Arrived First: People Who Experienced the Age of AI

New Books The Future That Arrived First:People Who Experienced the Age of AI Facing a Paradigm Shift: Do We Have Time Left? 2025.08.04 The advent of AlphaGo shattered the belief that only humans could turn play into art. For the average person, it was a testament to the progress of technology, but it was a traumatizing moment for professional Go players who had spent their entire lives playing the sport, as if their very existence was being denied. Having experienced the post-AI world before anyone else, they were aware of it. The “future that came first” had finally arrived. However, the impact of AI is not limited to Go. The progress of technology has never stopped, and it has taken all aspects of human life including literature and art, labor and education into the era of AI. Is “no” an option in the face of technological progress? Author Chang Kang-Myoung states...

VOL.85 / 2025.08

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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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Titles Selected for the Overseas Publication Grants 2025

Info Titles Selected for the Overseas Publication Grants 2025 2025.08.04 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) provides publication grants to promote the export of Korean publications. The grants provide partial financial assistance to foreign publishing companies that have published or intend to publish Korean content in accordance with copyright agreements. This year’s grants were conducted only for non-literary books. And they selected a total of 31 titles from 21 publishing companies across six countries, and they are as follows: 爆爆超人的驚奇科學探險1 English title | Supppperman hidden science 1Author | SuppppermanApplicant | Azoth Books Co., LtdCountry/Published language | Taiwan/Complex Chinese Oh My God 科學偵探1: 戴面具的核能怪人 English title | Oh My God Victor the Monster and Nuclear EnergyAuthor | Kwon Yong chanApplicant | Azoth Books Co., Ltd...

VOL.85 / 2025.08

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Korean Literary Magazines and Literary Webzines

Publishing Policy Korean Literary Magazines and Literary Webzines 2023.08.07 The fastest way to catch the latest trend in Korean literature!Korean Literary Magazines and Literary Webzines Korean literature has been evolving with the changing times, making fresh and creative efforts.Do you want to learn about the latest trends in Korean literature?From the latest titles by distinctive authors to works about profound topics, following is an introduction to unique literary magazines and webzines in Korea, that capture the “present” moments of Korean literature! A mystery magazine: Mysteria - A bimonthly magazine that expands the mystery genre - Introduces short stories written by mystery authors from home and abroad - Publishes articles for readers to enjoy a b...

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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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...

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