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Korean Books Sought by Chinese Readers 2020.07.13 During the three years of China’s import ban on Korean content that began in August 2016, Korea’s export of general books was significantly hit. However, for complete children’s book collections, picture books, educational materials, and comics, Chinese publishers omitted imprints and left out the nationality part of the authors, not bringing a stop to the import of copyrights. It was because the demand was high. Around September last year, beginning with the Beijing International Book Fair, Korean books’ export to China enjoyed eased regulation across books for adults and children, continuing the recovering trend. Import of Korean Books The restriction on issuing ISBN on Korean books triggered by the THAAD incident was eliminated from 2019, and since then, marking the nationality of Korean writers and imprints has recovered to a normal level. There are many possible reasons for this.First,...

VOL.24 / 2020.07

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E-book Platforms and the Meaning of “Original Content”

E-book Platforms and the Meaning of “Original Content” The value of new methods and strategies 2020.05.04 According to the 2019 National Reading Survey, 52.1% of Korean adults were reading paper books. Adding e-books and audiobooks only pulled up the rate to 55.7%. The rate is falling with every survey. The reason for the fall in adults’ reading rate is a change of pattern in consuming content. People that enjoy other content than books reached 29.1%. Smartphones killed books.Yet, there are still readers. More and more readers are reading books with their mobile devices. Major online bookstores such as Yes 24, Kyobo Bookstore, and Aladdin have more than 10 million members each. Even e-book companies RIDI Books and Millie have millions of subscribers. There are many readers who enjoy reading genre literature through web-novel platforms such as Naver Webnovel, KakaoStory, Munpia, and Joara. In short, the missing number of paper book readers, or even mor...

VOL.22 / 2020.05

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The Creative World of Baek Heena

The Creative World of Baek Heena The Nobel Prize of Children’s Literature, 2020 Laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2020.05.04 Picture book author Baek Heena (49) has been named the 2020 laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), the world’s most renowned prize for children’s literature. In doing so, she is the first Korean writer to win the award. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was founded by the Swedish government to honor the late Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (1907?2002), the author of the best-selling Pippi Longstocking series which has been translated into over 100 languages and beloved by readers of all ages. Past laureates of the award include Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), Christine N?stlinger (The Cucumber King), and Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass). Baek is the second Asian author to win this prestigious honor after the Japanese illustrator Ryoji Arai. Announcement of the Astrid Lindgre...

VOL.22 / 2020.05

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Winners of the 2021 Bologna Ragazzi Award

Korean Authors Winners of the 2021 Bologna Ragazzi Award Korean picture books spread their wings around the world 2021.08.02 There was good news in the publishing industry in June ? four Korean picture books won the “Bologna Ragazzi Award,” which is the most authoritative award for children’s books in the world. It was not only this year that Korean picture books received attention abroad, but now they have become more prominent, and stronger on the global stage with their literary value recognized. Korean picture books have thawed the hearts of global citizens strained by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following is an introduction of the four authors and their works who won the Bologna Ragazzi Award, the “Nobel Prize for Children’s Books.” * K-Book Trends Vol. 35 ? Juries’ review of the winners of the 2021 Bologna Ragazzi Award Comics-Early Reader: IPARAPA YAMOOYAMOO, Yi Gee Eun, SAKYEJUL PUBLISHING LTD. ...

VOL.37 / 2021.08

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Kim Jung-Mi

Writer Kim Jung-Mi Who Sees the World through the Eyes of Children 2021.05.03 Writer Kim Jung-Mi began her career as a writer when she won the grand prize at the 4th Changbi Good Children’s Book Contest with her first book Gwaengyi boorimal (Changbi) (“Gwaengyi boorimal” derived from the name of the village, “Gwaengyiboori”). Since then, she has been writing children’s books, teen novels, and essays, presenting stories embedded with the “value of togetherness” to the world. Following is an interview with writer Kim Jung-Mi, who pays attention to little, painful things in this world more than anyone else. It’s good to see you. Please introduce yourself to our readers. I Jung-mi Kim, a writer. My first work is Gwaengyi boorimal, and I wrote children’s books such as The Cat Living in Flower Island (Changbi) and Paper Meal (Little Mountain) as well as young adult novels including Thank You (Changbi) (“C?m ?n”, Vietnamese for ...

VOL.34 / 2021.05

[EVENT / LET'S TRY]

Delicious Recipes for the Whole Family!

Let’s Try Delicious Recipes for the Whole Family! 2025.05.07 [Event] Let’s Try introduces various useful, practical books published in Korea every month.Also, don’t miss gift events related to the introduced books! Simply click on the link below to enter the event! Let’s Try! Suyeon’s Family Favorite Meals: Recipes Her Three Boys Always Finish- Written by Yu Su-Yeon, published by BOOK21 Delicious and healthy recipes for your family!Check out some easy and simple cooking tips. Do you struggle to decide what to eat at every meal? Are you tired of getting frustrated with your kids’ complaints about side dishes or worried about their picky eating? If so, Suyeon’s Family Favorite Meals: Recipes Her Three Boys Always Finish is for you! Developed by a mom who fought the three-meals-a-day battle while ...

VOL.82 / 2025.05

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The Whole House Clean-Out Services for Dead Men

The Whole House Clean-Out Services for Dead Men 2020.10.05 The Whole House Clean-Out Services for Dead Men - A book spotlighted by various media outlets in Korea. “When someone dies alone, my work begins.” Lonely death is now not just a matter of the old… It has become the reality for the middle-aged and young adults. A story about desolated death, where age and gender do not matter. Things you did not know, or things you have been turning a blind eye to about lonely deaths… The cold reality of lonely death in the words of writer Kim Wan, a special cleaner. While ‘death’ is the main source of the book, its story is about ‘life’. "How will you live your life? How will you face your last moment of breath?" The book throws out questions about life and death. A special service provided on the edge between life and death. "I clean the ho...

VOL.27 / 2020.10

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#Minorities in society

#Minorities in society KPIPA introduces K-Books for global publishing markets through K-Book Platform 2020.08.03 Greatest Fish 1. Publication Details Title | Greatest FishAuthor | Gu ByungmoPublisher | Wisdomhouse Mediagroup Inc.Publication Date | 2018-03-30ISBN | 9791162203392No. of pages | 220Dimensions | 128 * 188 2. Copyright Contact Name | Julia KwonEmail | ohappyday@wisdomhouse.co.krPhone | +82-31-936-4199 3. Book Intro Gon breathes through gills and swims in a deep, blue lake with his scales shining. He has hidden himself from the world and lived a secluded life, feeling limitless freedom underwater. Kangha gives Gon a new name and life. Haeryu escapes death, rescued by Gon. Great Fish is a mysterious and beautiful story about people who have been abandoned and isolated in the world yet desperately hope to keep breathing, even if they have to live their lives underwater. * http://k-book.or.kr/user/b...

VOL.25 / 2020.08

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Diverse Ways to Love Books

Diverse Ways to Love Books 2018.06.28 Dubbed the ‘oldest form of media’, books have been handed ‘death sentences’ with every new appearance of technology. As the use of Internet spread and ‘new media’ shook up the media world along with social networking sites, many forecast a gloomy end to books, saying they would no longer be able to function as a medium to communicate and deliver knowledge. With the appearance of e-books, these doomsayers only found more ground to base their projections upon. One new technology after another seemed to bring the death of books closer.However, these concerns have proved to be unfounded worries based on a number of reasons. One would be a research study that shows content read from physical books is remembered longer than information read online, and readers who have already viscerally realized this are seeking out physical books.Internet broadcast channels like YouTube and podcasts were also seen as threats to books. But t...

VOL.10 / 2018.06

[TOPIC / KOREAN PUBLISHER]

The Birth of Publishing Company ‘BookGoodCome’

The Birth of Publishing Company ‘BookGoodCome’ The Discovery of Small Universes In Picture Books 2018.06.28 Reading picture books always leaves one wanting more. They take roughly 10 minutes to read. Like swallowing noodles, one can easily leaf through picture books but the content lingers for longer. That lingering feeling like a savory flavor one finds difficult to shake even after a long period of time. Here is a publisher that creates its own savory flavor while creating small universes in picture books. After opening its doors in 2009, BookGoodCome has been contacted by distinguished publishers from locations around the world. We spoke to author couple Lee Rury and Lee Sun-young who manage BookGoodCome and its four hard-working employees. A surprising relationship that started with Coda the Polar Bear, the seed of BookGoodCome KPIPAWe are curious as to how BookGoodCome came to be. Lee Sun-young We first began...

VOL.10 / 2018.06

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