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Korean Books Seen From a Foreign Blog’s View

Publishing Policy Korean Books Seen From a Foreign Blog’s View 2021.12.06 Korean content, or K-content, is making outstanding progress in parts of the world in various fields. Korean books are not an exception. While they are spreading their influence in the international market, blogs in other countries that introduce various Korean books are also actively making posts about them. Foreign blogs that criticize and empathize with Korean books in a different style from the domestic market promote Korean books with fresh insights. They not only spark interest but also provide high-quality interpretation and approach. Following are some of the blogs that contribute to the spread of Korean books’ reputation worldwide by covering a wide range of Korean books. Warm but keen evaluation of Korean books A variety of content drives empathy from the generation living in this globalized era transcending time and space. Korea’s various cultures are captivating ...

VOL.41 / 2021.12

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Korea’s Literary Magazines

Publishing Policy Korea’s Literary Magazines 2021.10.05 Stories of “Present-Day” Korean Literature, Korea’s Literary Magazines.From literary magazines that have been discussing Korean literature for a long time to literary magazines starting new stories. Introducing literary magazines of Korea! Literary magazines with a long history that tell in-depth stories The wagon wheel of modern Korean literature, Modern LiteratureFirst published in 1955, the monthly Modern Literature, the oldest literary magazine in Korea, has introduced writers representing Korea’s literary world. The Cradle of True Literature of the People, Creation and CriticismFirst published in 1966, Creation and Criticism focuses on providing a wider and deeper range of literature together with notab...

VOL.39 / 2021.10

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Korea’s Audiobook Industry Ready to Fly in 2021

Korea’s Audiobook Industry Ready to Fly in 2021 The ongoing rapid evolution and development of the audiobook industry in Korea 2021.03.08 The most striking news in the new year was Influential, the operating company of an audiobook service platform ‘welaaa’, succeeding in winning 25 billion won worth of Series C sole investment from UTC Investment. This is after another mega-investment in 2020, where it attracted 13.5 billion won worth of Series B investment. Such a fast and massive investment implies that the future of the audiobook industry in Korea is rosy indeed. The domestic e-book industry says that the audiobook market's size has reached 30 billion won in 2020 and is likely to hit 60 billion won in 2021, which is nearly double the size. The audiobook market in Korea was formed in the early 2000s, but its size was trivial, with 10 billion won worth volume even until 2018. Given that situation, it is worth paying attention to the movement th...

VOL.32 / 2021.03

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Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ⑫ Publications of Children’s Books/Teenage Books

Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ⑫ Publications of Children’s Books/Teenage Books 2021.01.04 One of the most active publishing areas in almost any country is children’s books. Many of the children’s books in Korea (for preschoolers and elementary schoolers) have long been focused on education, learning, or cognitive development for its expected roles. However, they are undergoing evolution today as a tool for delivering necessary knowledge and wisdom for kids to actively cope with the world while nurturing their boundless imagination with entertaining elements. Meanwhile, the publishing market for teenagers, which is relatively smaller than children’s books in terms of titles and size, is growing its influence in the market with more various and absorbing topics, not to mention the facilitation of reading education conducted in schools. The teen market is breaking out of the narrow frame of a “generation stuck between child...

VOL.30 / 2021.01

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Overseas Publication Grants

Overseas Publication Grants Grants Awarded in 2020 2021.01.04 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) has carried out the 〈Overseas Publication Grants 2020〉 to promote overseas advancement of Korean publications. The 〈Overseas Publication Grants 2020〉 has provided partial grants to overseas publishers who have published or are planning to publish Korean content under contract with Korean publishers. Criteria for assessment were quality of contents, marketability, and ability of the publisher. Different amounts of grants will be provided depending on the region (Europe, US, UK, China, Japan, etc.). Following is the grant-winning work of the 〈Overseas Publication Grants 2020〉. Coming Home Alone? Writer| Sky KimIllustrator | Jeong Soon HeePublisher | Sakyejul Publishing Ltd.Genre | Children’s bookTranslated Language | Traditional ChineseAwarded Publisher | Alvita Publishing Co., LtdISBN | 9789579125628 &...

VOL.30 / 2021.01

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2nd Week, March 2024

Best Sellers 2nd Week, March 2024 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2024.04.01 March in Korea is the month that signals the arrival of spring and the start of a new school year. It is also a time for blooming flowers, new friends, and fun memories. The bestseller list is also filled with exciting new titles. For example, Gangster Grandmother in Hospital, the No.2 bestseller in the 2nd week of March, is an essay by Yang Yoo-Jin, a 1M creator named “Bbangthug,” filled with heartfelt stories. Even during its presale period, the book was enthusiastically welcomed by subscribers, taking it to the top of the bestseller list. In the book, she reveals that she is suffering from an incurable disease called lupus, yet she captures her daily life in a playful and lighthearted way, drawing expectations from readers.The No.8 book, From Good Sentence Structure to Punctuation!, is written by Lee Soo-Yeon, a teacher at the ...

VOL.69 / 2024.04

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2024.04.01 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 : +82-2-7...

VOL.69 / 2024.04

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Surrender, Earth Creatures

New Books Surrender, Earth Creatures 2024.03.11 “We must live together.” Surrender, Earth Creatures Bora Chung, shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize and the 2023 National Book Award, released a new title that we all have been waiting for! The first autobiographical SF novel by Bora Chung, who fiercely resists and loves.Octopus, snow crab, shark, ocean sunfish, jellyfish, and whale. Six chapters named after the marine life on Earth.Writer Bora Chung’s peculiar and unique imagination of marine life... And the landscape of Pohang, the writer's hometown, and the humorous characters that resemble our family, neighbors, and friends!A serious and reflective contemplation of issues such as labor, human rights, disability, and the environment that arise in waves in our society as the book travels between the real and the unreal. “Sometimes, reality...

VOL.68 / 2024.03

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3rd Week, February 2024

Best Sellers 3rd Week, February 2024 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2024.03.11 Korean readers’ enthusiasm for learning in the new year was apparent as several books for learning a foreign language made it onto the overall best seller list for the 3rd week of February 2024. The 4th place book, EBS English for Beginners Vol. 1 (2024), is a book that helps you build your confidence to listen and speak English anytime, anywhere, by just studying 30 minutes a day. As it was published by EBS, the Korean Educational Broadcasting System, readers commented that it was helpful in learning English. The 5th place book, The 100-Day Miracle of English Transcription, includes healing messages in English that can change your life by simply transcribing them. Not only does it have space for you to transcribe, but it also provides free MP3 files recorded by native speakers to assist you - it is double the effect!While many other books in v...

VOL.68 / 2024.03

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2024.03.11 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 : +82-2-7...

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