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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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The Adoption of the Public Lending Right, Requiring the Agreement of All Parties in the Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry   The Adoption of the Public Lending Right,Requiring the Agreement of All Parties in the Publishing Industry   2022.09.05   An amendment of the Copyright Act proposed last April by a national assembly member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Kim Seung-Won, garnered the attention of stakeholders in the publishing industry. The amendment was about introducing the Public Lending Right (PLR) to Korea by amending the Copyright Act. The Public Lending Right is the right to be compensated for the expected loss of copyright by owners caused by book lending from libraries, and it is known as the PLR. Thirty-four EU member states adopted the right.   A photo of a public library (Photo taken by photographer Lee Eui Jong)     Copyright Act amendment gained much attention from the publishing industry’s stakeholders   The introduction of the PLR will have a wide range of...
  • VOL.50 / 2022.09
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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 re...
  • VOL.47 / 2022.06
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Types of Korean Magazines based on Keywords

Publishing Industry   Types of Korean Magazines based on Keywords   2022.05.02   "The child plays because it plays. Reason does not exist in its play. (The editor-in-chief of Magazine B Tiktok)." This is a quote from Heidegger. Unlike books, magazines are like amusement parks as it is hard to expect what will unfold in the following pages. That is why it is okay to replace the word magazine with play from Heidegger's quote. A brand magazine Magazine B quoted Heidegger. The gap is the fun in magazines. Magazines neutralize the differences and show the unexpected of the world unpredictably.I used to work at a weekly magazine publisher. Once, I heard the president of a magazine publisher say, "You refer to books the most as you write one." So, likewise, magazines are what you refer to as you write one.The ones who visit The Magazine Club, a magazine bookstore located in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, are primarily editors. The co-founder of The Magaz...
  • VOL.46 / 2022.05
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2022 Overseas Publication Grants

Publishing Policy   2022 Overseas Publication Grants   2022.03.07                           01. Overview of grants   ▶ Qualification Overseas publishers who have imported or are planning to import Korean publication copyrights - Books that have been published or are to be published in local markets, beginning November 1st, 2021 to October 31th, 2022 - Such books must be published in the time period and be submitted to the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (“KPIPA”) by November 7th, 2022 (Monday).   ▶ Scope of selection Around 40 books will be selected, and grants will be provided in amounts varying by region - Europe and North America: USD3,000 - China and Japan: USD2,500 - Other countries: USD2,000   ▶ Grant-winning work of the 〈Ov...
  • VOL.44 / 2022.03
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Reviews, Review Journals, and the New Review Culture

Publishing Industry   Reviews, Review Journals, and the New Review Culture   2021.12.06   More than 80,000 books are published each year. It means that about 200 books are released in the market every day. Some become bestsellers, and some vanish from the shelves in a few days. People that are "sincere" about reading books lose their way in the piles of new books, trying to figure out which book is good to read. Some people wait for the book column in a newspaper, some listen to book introductions on TV or radio, and some nod their head to the fancy wordplay of book-tubers on YouTube. However, as there is no appropriate or trustable guide, many readers feel as if they are trapped in Daedalus' Maze. Besides, there are voices arguing that there's actually no book to read, for there's no water to drink in a flood.   Recently in Korea, a small seed of hope has sprung up, that the new review culture will arrive, centered around a number of review journals.  ...
  • VOL.41 / 2021.12
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The Current State of Subscription-Based Services of Korea’s Published Content

Publishing Industry   The Current State of Subscription-Based Services of Korea’s Published Content   2021.10.05   Mobile phones provide convenience as they can be used to write or read while on the move. There have been quite a lot of changes in how books, music, movies, dramas, games, and other content are created and consumed. There has also been an increase in the different types of content distribution models that use a variety of smart devices and social network systems. The major examples of this would be short-form content, which you can use for a short period, and subscriptions for sale, through which you can have unlimited access to content depending on the subscription period. The content industry is quickly transferring from a generation of “owning” to “consuming” worldwide. With the rapid increase of consumers of many contents due to the COVID-19 pandemic, renting content and subscribing to content has successfully settled as popular mass cont...
  • VOL.39 / 2021.10
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Facilitation of Sub-rights and Their Markets

Publishing Industry   Facilitation of Sub-rights and Their Markets Plays, Films, Merchandising Goods, Etc.   2021.09.06   As Korea’s soft power expands, more people in the world are taking an interest in Korean culture. The best leaders of Korea’s soft power are BTS, director Bong Joon-Ho who has presented various movies including “Parasite,” and actress Youn Yuh-Jung’s achievement through the movie “Minari.” The values of Korean pop culture are growing, and many people worldwide are sharing Korean culture. Such a phenomenon implies that the opportunities and spaces for sharing Korean culture worldwide develop simultaneously at a rapid pace. It was, therefore, a natural result that people began to pay more attention to Korean publishing content – the source of the OSMU (once source, multi-use) – in addition to the phenomenon. All this means that it has become a reality that the number of different usage cases of sub-rights based on Korean publication c...
  • VOL.38 / 2021.09
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Audiobooks in Korea: Users and Service Providers

Audiobooks in Korea: Users and Service Providers Service and Content Providers in Busy Days with Market’s Growing Interest in Audiobooks   2021.04.05     In the previous March edition, we talked about the audiobook industry's current status in Korea and its prospects in 2021. Consumers and service providers play a pivotal role in expanding the market and business opportunities. Furthermore, it is meaningful to witness how they interact with each other in the audiobook ecosystem contributes to the industry’s healthy growth and maturity. In this April’s edition, let’s find what behaviors audiobook consumers have shown to the market.   Recently-made audio content enabling interaction among provider and users, providing a new-level of “experience”.   As the pandemic is not showing any signs of abating, more people are enjoying audiobooks at home instead of going to bookstores or libraries. In the previous edition, we introduced how “Wela...
  • VOL.33 / 2021.04
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K-Book Promotion Grants Offered by KPIPA & LTI

K-Book Promotion Grants Offered by KPIPA & LTI   2021.04.05                             The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) and the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) are providing grants for K-Book promoters!Check out! KPIPA’s Export Community & the LTI’s nternational Exchange Program and PR & Marketing Grants for Overseas PublishersFor those aiming to spread out Korean literature into the world, here’s your chance to receive grants for:Various domestic & international events, the establishment of an online platform, promotional marketing, and more!   #Eligible Parties- Export Community : Organizations that host events to promote Korea’s publishing content in overseas markets- International Exchange Program : Event hosts, agencies, and individuals that hold events such as literary festivals, including ove...
  • VOL.33 / 2021.04
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