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Seen through Statistics: The Status of Offline Bookstores in Korea

Publishing Policy   Seen through Statistics:The Status of Offline Bookstores in Korea   2022.09.05                             Seen through statistics: The Status of Offline bookstores in Korea.* This article is based on the “2021 Publishing Industry Status Report (as of 2020)”, released by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA).   Sample design and valid responses (Unit: Per unit) Various materials were taken into account for the accurate analysis of primary data as well as for the representation and characteristics of the survey content. ? Survey Population: 1,645 (Criterion: Businesses actually in operation) ? Sample Design: 565 (Criterion: Businesses applied with sample distribution by size) ? Distribution of Valid Cases: 432 (Cr...
  • VOL.50 / 2022.09
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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
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Audiobook Platforms in Korea

Publishing Policy   Audiobook Platforms in Korea   2022.08.01                   Read books with your ears in your busy daily life! ? Audiobook platforms in Korea“From the joy of reading to the joy of listening” - We hereby introduce to you various audiobook platforms in Korea!   Millie (www.millie.co.kr)? Books abounding in many fields? Provides an index of the readership that finished each book based on big data? Text and audio format simultaneously serviced#bigdata #paperbook_subscribe   Welaaa (www.welaaa.com)? Enjoy audiobooks read lively by professional voice actors? Welaaa-made audiobooks? Audiobooks of popular webnovels#webnovels #Welaaa_made   Naver Audio Clip (audioclip.naver.com)? Novels read like plays? Audiobooks read lively by various voice of celebrities? Some audiobooks available for free#various_content #voice_of_celebri...
  • VOL.49 / 2022.08
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Seol Ja-Eun, Chasing the Flame

New Books   Seol Ja-Eun, Chasing the Flame   2025.03.10                     The king’s private detective, Seol Ja-Eun, is in action! Seol Ja-Eun, Chasing the Flame   There are several ways to reconnect with history after an era is gone. While following the record is one thing, why not explore it through a mystery thriller novel?Alright, let’s get going! Let’s journey to Geumseong, the capital of Unified Silla, with Seol Ja-Eun, a private detective who solves mysterious cases!   Seol Ja-Eun goes from one case to the next with a sword entrusted to her by the king! Blessed with keen and brilliant intelligence, but also a warm and thoughtful heart, Seol Ja-Eun sets out to find the right path to justice. Cases unfold back to back! A mysterious fire, An incident during a “topdori” (tower dance), A report of being robbed by bandits...In the face of all these events, she hunts for clues with sha...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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The Winds of Change Blow in Korean Society

Best Sellers   The Winds of Change Blow in Korean Society Best seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 1st Week of February, 2025   2025.03.10   It is the first week of February, and amidst the final bitter cold snap, people have been slowly saying goodbye to winter and looking forward to spring. Although the cold air and piles of snow are still around, the anticipation for the seasonal change grows as ipchun* passes. This is also a great time to get closer to a good book to enjoy the excitement of waiting for spring, and to reaffirm the resolve to read that you had at the beginning of the year. * Ipchun (立春): The first of 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, considered the beginning of spring in Korea   A new title has overtaken Han Kang’s novel at the top of the best seller list after only a few months. The book, A History for Progressives, is a wake-up call to the growing sentiment that is shaking up Korea...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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#Death

#K-Book   #Death KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.03.10   A Solitary Death is a Social Murder 1. Publication Details   Title | A Solitary Death is a Social MurderAuthor | Gwon Jong-hoPublisher | SANZINIPublication Date | 2023-02-20ISBN | 9791168611337No. of pages | 192Dimensions | 135*200   2. Book Intro   Living alone, dying aloneThe number of solitary deaths is increasing every year due to changes in the family structure, with a growing number of one-person households and the level of disconnection among people. According to the first survey published in 2022, the number of solitary deaths increased by an average of 8.8% per year from 2017 to 2021. However, compared to the increasing number of solitary deaths, social awareness is extremely lacking, and no effective countermeasures have been developed. The sta...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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Korea Rights Centre to be organized at the 2025 Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Info   Korea Rights Centre to be organized at the2025 Bologna Children’s Book Fair See you at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in spring!   2025.03.10                 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) is running the project, “Participation in Overseas Book Fairs in 2025,” to promote the export of Korean publishing content and support the capacity building of Korean authors and publishers.   Join Korean picture books’ advancement into the global arena at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the biggest of its kind in the world, in March!The “Authors from Korea (Promotion Centre)” and “Korea Rights Centre” will be organized at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair to support Korean picture books’ global advancement, as well as Korean publishers’ and authors’ book export and promotion.   2025 Bologna Children’s Book FairDate: March 31 (Mon.) - April 3 (Thu.), 2025 (4 days)Venue: Bolog...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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Korea’s Writing Platforms

Publishing Industry   Korea’s Writing Platforms   2022.07.04   In the book Writing Space, Jay David Bolter says that writing technologies realize the writing space. In other words, the writing tools, materials used, cultural selection, and social customs significantly impact the writer’s writing style and content. As a result, changes in writers’ works will be more evident in a different environment in the long run. After the Digital Revolution, people write about their daily lives more on screens than on paper, and people are moving from offline to online at an astoundingly fast pace.With changes in writing space, the pathway to publishing books is also changing rapidly. In the past, writers won literary awards, submitted to publishers, or were recommended by acquaintances before publishing their works in paper books. In contrast, writers nowadays increasingly publish their writings on online writing platforms first, get found by editors, and ...
  • VOL.48 / 2022.07
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Various Book Festivals in Korea

Publishing Policy   Various Book Festivals in Korea   2022.07.04                           Love for books flows into festivals - Various Book Festivals in Korea“Turning crisis into opportunity.” Here are a few of the book festivals that take place in Korea that underwent a complete transformation after COVID!   #Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF)_Where authors and readers meet around books? New technologies and information related to publishing? An exchange hub for both Korean and foreign copyrights? sibf.or.kr/2022? +82-2-733-8402   #Paju Booksori_A book festival held in Paju, the city of culture and art? The biggest knowledge festival in Korea? Set to be held in October 2022? pajubooksori.kr? +82-31-940-4721   #Seoul Wow Book Festival_A festival for all ages held in front of Hongik University? A festival of books, culture, and art centered on readers? Set to be held in O...
  • VOL.48 / 2022.07
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2025.03.10   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.80 / 2025.03
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