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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

[TREND / BOOK TRIP]

The Jolly Shelter and Home of the Mangwon-dong Brothers!

Book Trip [Into the Book ⑦] The Jolly Shelter and Home of the Mangwon-dong Brothers! Mangwon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul: The Harmony of the Old and the New 2024.02.19 Mangwon-dong Brothers Being invited to someone’s house is like being invited to see the real inside of them.(...) Years passed, and we ended up living together in an 8-pyeong room on a rooftop. Mangwon-dong Brothers (Namu Bench) is the first novel by writer Kim Ho-Yeon, who made readers in Korea and abroad both cry and laugh with her book The Uncanny Convenience Store (Namu Bench). It won the Excellence Award at the 9th World Literature Award and was later made into a play, proving both its literary value and popularity. The book Mangwon-dong Brothers is a full-length novel about four impoverished men who start an unusual live-in relationship in a rooftop room in Mangwon-dong -...

VOL.67 / 2024.02

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A Special Convenience Store that Mesmerized Japanese Readers!

Export Case A Special Convenience Store that Mesmerized Japanese Readers! The import case of Uncanny Convenience Store published by Shogakukan in Japan 2023.10.04 It was two years ago, in the fall of 2021, when I first heard about Uncanny Convenience Store (Namu Bench) through an email from a Japanese agent. At that point, the book had already gone through 15 printings in Korea, sold close to 100,000 copies, and had been adapted for drama and theater, which was enough to pique my interest. But it was the title and content of the novel that made me even more intrigued. It’s a “convenience store,” but inconvenient? What a humorous title! My interest in the book grew further. And the story of a tall, mysterious man with no memory becoming a convenience store clerk, and influencing the lives of those around him, was fascinating. As convenience stores are an integral part of modern life in Japan, we knew that this story would appeal to the Japanese public. Th...

VOL.63 / 2023.10

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The 2023 Seoul International Book Fair and the K-Book Copyright Market

Topic The 2023 Seoul International Book Fair andthe K-Book Copyright Market On-site Report on Hot Issues in the Copyright Market 2023.07.03 The “National Book Fair,” which began in 1954, was upgraded to an international book fair in 1995 and became the “Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF).” I joined the publishing industry in 1995 as a copyright agent, and attended the SIBF for the first time in the same year. It was named an “international” book fair, but there were a few booths from overseas publishers as well as other international publishers or agents that participated as individual guests. Time has passed since then, and this year, the SIBF marked its 29th anniversary.Hosted by the Korean Publishers Association, this year’s SIBF was successfully held in COEX located in Samsung-dong, Seoul, over five days from June 14 to 18. With a history of almost half a century, it proved itself as the hub of the Asian publishing market, and a pillar that pla...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

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The Uncanny Convenience Store’s Magical Journey in Taiwan

Export Case The Uncanny Convenience Store’s Magical Journey in Taiwan 2023.04.03 Popular Korean novel Uncanny Convenience Store (Namu Bench) has experienced a very magical journey in Taiwan. Before publishing the book in Taiwan, Solo Press (寂寞出版社) had published Please Look After Mom (Changbi) with a relatively serious and heavy topic as well as Dallergut Dream Department Store (Sam & Parkers), a bestselling novel in Korea. * K-Book Trends Vol. 46 ? Go to the article about Dallergut Dream Department Store’s successful import into Taiwan Unlike Please Look After Mom, the two books, Dallergut Dream Department Store and Uncanny Convenience Store, are relatively simply-written, talking about things close to our daily lives. Above all, they are so-called “healing novels” with humanistic elements, which support the hearts of readers going through hardships driven by the pandemic. With the publishing experience and ...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

[INFORMATION / NEW BOOKS]

My Don Quixote

New Books My Don Quixote 2024.06.03 A heart-warming story for all Don Quixotes around the world who have not given up on their dreams! - My Don QuixoteA new title by Kim Ho-Yeon, a writer beloved by global readers! The book My Don Quixote is for grown-ups who are young at heart, and in search of everlasting dreams and hopes. Main protagonist “Sol,” who goes back to her hometown after quitting work, realizes that “Don Quixote Video,” a video rental shop where she used to play with her friends during childhood, is no longer there. What’s more, Mr. Don, the owner of the shop and their spiritual leader, has gone missing! Sol tries to find Mr. Don, uploading videos on YouTube, but her friends do not seem interested in the issue “Where did he go, leaving all these traces of his dream behind?”“Have my friends forgotten our childhood memories as they grew up?” &nb...

VOL.71 / 2024.06

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

3rd Week, February 2023

Best Sellers 3rd Week, February 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.03.13 The best sellers’ list for February reflected Korean readers’ hope for a better future in the new year, including books with keen analysis and wise advice for life. For example, Kim Mikyung’s Life Lesson for those in Their Forties is a book by Kim Mi-Kyung, who has been loved for her insightful advice for readers. The book is like a how-to-advance guide for those in their 40s, reinterpreting age while living in the era of centenarians. Also, Sayno Love, another book about life advice, is a collection of posts that the writer has publicly written since 2000. His property is known to have a net worth of 100 billion won. His pen name, “Sayno,” literally means “Say no” to things that you have believed in so far. While the book is not about the secret to becoming rich, it would be great to start your life anew with his experience-based advice,...

VOL.56 / 2023.03

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3rd Week, January 2023

Best Sellers 3rd Week, January 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.02.20 In January 2023, authors who have diligently performed their role in one field captured Korean readers with their candidly written books. For example, the book I’m Thankful for My Life, written by Kim Hye-Ja, one of the representative actresses in Korea, ranked 1st on the integrated list of best sellers. The book melted the hearts of many readers with truthful stories about her 60 years of life as an actress. Also, former secretary Tak Hyun-Min who served as the protocol secretary to former president Moon Jae-In, met readers with the book Mr. President. The book provides a glimpse into the hidden efforts that Tak had put into during his service through the small episodes related to former president Moon Jae-In as well as stories about all sorts of government events that Tak had organized.Once again, Koreans’ zeal for learning ha...

VOL.55 / 2023.02

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1st Week, December 2022

Best Sellers 1st Week, December 2022 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.01.02 For the first week of December, books that warm up our hearts in cold winter became best sellers in Korea. For example, the Common Siblings (titled Hunhan Nammae in Korean) series, which has been loved for its humorous stories about daily life, returned with a new volume. The no.1 best seller, Common Siblings 12, includes 12 episodes and fun activities such as psychological tests and mazes, making children’s hearts flutter ahead of the winter vacation. Meanwhile, psychoanalyst Kim Hye-Nam released If I Were to Re-live My Life, which is a special edition of the book The Reason Why Life is Interesting (Gallion) published in 2015, commemorating 100 thousand copies sold. Through the book, Kim urges the readers to live their lives joyfully by doing things they like, along with stories she wanted to tell her patients. Also, Mapo Agricultural and Mari...

VOL.54 / 2023.01

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2nd Week, November 2022

Best Sellers 2nd Week, November 2022 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2022.12.05 Books of various fields could be found on the best sellers’ list for the second week of November. For example, Read Law Classics with Cho Kuk, written by jurist Cho Kuk introduces classics related to law that he explicitly picked. With the implicit meanings of sentences in them, he analyzes how they are applied in Korean society. Meanwhile, just like how leaves change colors in different seasons, the book Uncanny Convenience Store 2 has returned with its maple leaf edition. How about enriching the season of books with Uncanny Convenience Store 2, which has changed its clothes to fit the red season? Also, Lee Eun-Kyung’s Daily Vocabulary for Elementary Schoolers is out, which will be a great teacher for children’s English vocabulary as they prepare for the upcoming new year. In this calendar-themed book, Lee Eun-Kyung, who has ...

VOL.53 / 2022.12

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