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The Korean Book Importing Success Story of AST, a Russian Publisher

Export Case   The Korean Book Importing Success Story of AST, a Russian Publisher The Weakest Spirit in the World by Kim Dong-sik   2022.01.03   The story behind the Russian edition of The Weakest Spirit in the World (Yodabooks) by Kim Dong-sik is not very common for a commercial publisher. Still, I hope it could help small and niche imprints that prefer building long-lasting relations with their readers to a hit-and-run strategy.   Cover of The Weakest Spirit in the World, Russian edition     At Lingua, we predominantly publish textbooks, dictionaries, etc., for those learning foreign languages. In late 2016, our first Korean textbook came out to test our hypothesis and became a huge success, so we devised a concise publication strategy for this language. To our great surprise, few Korean literary translations were published at the time. We decided to exert ourselves as learning the language als...
  • VOL.42 / 2022.01
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Korean Books Loved by German Readers

Export Case   Korean Books Loved by German Readers   2021.08.02   K-pop and K-drama are hot in Germany as well. According to a news article released by Yonhap News Agency on February 9 this year, the number of freshmen choosing to study Korean Studies at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, increased from 25 in 2008 to 350 in 2021. Also, we are receiving almost 200 applicants for the Korean class open at the Language Center of the Technical University of Munich each semester where I’m teaching students. On top of these two cases, I can also recall the days where we struggled and worked so hard to find a publisher that would accept our first translated book in 1993. This is why the recent boom in Germany about Korean culture, including the language and literature, is more vivid to me.Korean literature has been translated and published in Germany mainly with the support of the Daesan Foundation and the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. It received at...
  • VOL.37 / 2021.08
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Booksea Publishing Co.

Korean Publishers   Booksea Publishing Co. Reading the Future from the Sea of Classics and History Woven into Books   2024.10.07   There is a publishing company that says that the wise culture of Korean ancestors, who shared good writings through literary collections, is the foundation for our current era of artificial intelligence and big data - Booksea Publishing. The publishing house has been in business for more than 35 years, with a distinguished reputation in the field of classics, history, and humanities. Booksea Publishing is committed to publishing books that use the past as an intellectual foundation for today and as a pathway to the future. As a result, the company has been making various attempts to make reading easier and more enjoyable for more people. Booksea Publishing’s commitment to contributing to the search for life’s wisdom by exploring the “sea of books” is creating waves of intellectuality, encouraging more readers to set s...
  • VOL.75 / 2024.10
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Munhakdongne

Korean Publishers   Munhakdongne A Publisher that Makes Books for a Better World   2023.10.04   People say that “10 years changes rivers and mountains.” In other words, 10 years is a long enough time for even rivers and mountains to change. There is a publishing company that has been constantly changing for 30 years, a period during which the river and mountains could have changed three times, and has established itself as one of Korea’s leading publishers. Munhakdongne, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, does not simply stop at publishing quality books, but continues to expand infinitely into the world of books by organizing book reading challenges to read good books with readers, creating platforms to promote quality books more widely, and making spaces to read good books in comfort. However, Munhakdongne’s pride and love for books remain the same as in the beginning. Munhakdongne, which started as a literary publisher and now ...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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Happywell Publishing

Korean Publishers   Happywell Publishing The Ever-lasting Well of Knowledge and Happiness   2023.09.04   There’s a publisher that spreads happiness and professional knowledge to readers through books like an endlessly deep well. It’s 17-year-old Happywell Publishing, which never stops expanding into the world. It has never stopped discovering interesting content and appealing writers ? it also launched two imprints this year. As such, the world of books that Happywell Publishing is trying to build puts the value of happiness at the forefront, broadening and purifying the hearts of readers. Following is an interview with Happywell Publishing, a publishing house that has been reinforcing its market competitiveness by giving more thought to the values of books in this era where the media for delivering content has diversified. Why don’t we take a deeper look into the happy world of books built by Happywell Publishing?   English logo of ...
  • VOL.62 / 2023.09
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Human Cube

Korean Publishers   Human Cube From an Imprint to a Publisher, and Finally, a Publishing Group   2023.06.05   An imprint refers to a system where a publisher gives an independent brand or affiliate to an editor or others and entrusts them with the entire management of it. Many big publishing houses have several imprints in operation as it is like killing two birds with one stone ? skillful editors can receive the capital and know-how from the parent company, and the parent company can keep diversity in publications. Human Cube, which began as an imprint of a large publishing house Munhakdongne in 2012, gained independence in 2018. Since then, it has been growing at a fast pace, publishing various books based on the experiences cumulated during the years run as an imprint. Today, Human Cube has become a publishing group with three affiliates, cultivating competent publishers. Following is an interview with Hwang Sang-Wook, head of the publishing house Human Cube, ...
  • VOL.59 / 2023.06
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Korean Books Sought by Chinese Readers

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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Woongjin ThinkBig

Korean Publishers   Woongjin ThinkBig Publishing Spectrum Expanding with High-Quality Content   2022.05.02   In every social aspect, we talk about role theory. Faithfully fulfilling a role appropriate for each position positively impacts society as a whole or the entire field, and will inevitably be exerted as a power to seek opportunities to grow together. Woongjin ThinkBig's Book Business Headquarters, which plays a leading role as a genuine general publishing house, has published books of various kinds throughout a long history. Furthermore, in the rapidly changing publishing market, new businesses that can chart a plan for the future are expanding. Following is an interview with Woongjin ThinkBig's Book Business Headquarters, which is actively responding to the development of new markets in the publishing industry by publishing books that meet the needs of the times and expanding the scope of the publishing market.   Logo of Woongji...
  • VOL.46 / 2022.05
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Safehouse Inc.

Safehouse Inc. A Powerhouse of Boundless Cross-genre Imagination   2021.05.03   Established under the slogan of being “A safe house for good stories,” publisher Safehouse is one of the publishers specializing in genre fiction in Korea. Living up to the slogan, the publisher works as a “safe house” for creators and stories so that stories about various topics that had been in the shadow can gain attention. Following is an interview with publisher Safehouse, a home to boundless imagination going across genres and media, collaborating with webtoon and video companies that need stories, particularly those that can be made into books.     Logo of Safehouse Inc.     Please introduce Safehouse to overseas publishers.   Safehouse is a “producer of genre fiction stories” that plans and develops content for stories. Safehouse’s producers and creators cooperate from the planning stage of stories until the end. We pursue stories that have the potential to...
  • VOL.34 / 2021.05
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#Learning Cartoon Books

#Learning Cartoon Books KPIPA introduces K-Books for global publishing markets through K-Book Platform   2021.03.08   Biotechnology 1. Publication Details Title | BiotechnologySubtitle | Investigation: Eum-meong's DNA Incident Author | Yoon Sangseok  Publisher | MIND ALIVE CO.LTD(Weizmann BOOKs) Publication Date | 2019-04-05ISBN | 9791187513599No. of pages | 156Dimensions | 188 * 257   2. Copyright Contact Name | Oh Sungim Email | kkonaa@askwhy.co.krPhone | +82-2-2033-8928   3. Book Intro Futurists argue that biotechnology will realize the human desire to live in a healthy, clean environment without resource constraints. Biotechnology is a field of applied science that aims to enhance human welfare and deals with all forms of organisms in the ecosystem, including microorganisms, plants, animals, and insects. It crosscuts a wide array of topics, including me...
  • VOL.32 / 2021.03
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