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[TREND / BOOK TRIP]

Book Trip [Celeb’s Book Spot ①] Chosochaekbang A Book Place for Book-loving Korean Celebrities 2023.02.20 Unique places for book lovers have been in the limelight recently. Reading books in a quiet environment at home or a library is good for concentrating, but reading in a cozy place where the sound and smell we find familiar in daily life is also a new experience. With more unique places to read books now, famous people in Korea have had special reading experiences. Then, what kind of places are they?RM from BTS, an idol group promoting K-Pop around the world with their various musical genres, is known as a heavy reader among celebrities. On his Social Media, where he shares moments of his daily life, you can easily find out that he is very much into reading books. Reading a broad range of genres ranging from Korean to foreign books, he is known to be a great lover of books, recommending books that he read to others. There’s another per...

VOL.55 / 2023.02

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Fandom and Publishing

Topic Fandom and Publishing Trend in the Korean publishing market in 2022 2022.09.05 I have talked with a number of editors from publishing companies about “profitable books.” They all said, “The results are mostly determined by how influential the author is. How many readers it can attract is also one of the key points of signing a contract.”While fewer people are reading books, more people hope to write books today. So, among the manuscripts flooding in, the writers who sign the contract at the end are those who are influential. The marketing capacity of the publisher is indeed important. But, in this market where capital decides the marketing power, it is more likely that you must bring in “people that don’t read” to make a book go best seller. Thus, it is clear that a publishing company prefers to publish books by those with a strong fandom, created before publication. ...

VOL.50 / 2022.09

[TREND / ONE-LINER QUOTES]

Travel Bookstore’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes Travel Bookstore’s Pick 2022.08.01 I opened a small bookstore in Donghae, Gangwondo Province. It was not that I had a connection to it – the lecture I gave at a library, by coincidence, was the beginning of everything. The first time I met the head of the library, I enviously said, “It would be great to live near the sea,” and he answered proudly, “Of course. You must try living here, too.” So, I took a month off to live in Donghae, which was not planned, and I fell in love with the sun’s energy that shone on the ocean every day.The 5-minute away ocean, nice people, and charmingly neat alleys seized my heart, which made me think seriously about moving to Donghae for good. So, with the idea of creating a hub in the area that introduces Donghae to travelers and the world to local residents, I opened a travel bookstore called “Zanzan Bookshop.” Naturally, I looked for books related to the region when I started choosing books to put on...

VOL.49 / 2022.08

[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Promoting La Torre and Korean Literature in Italy

Export Case Promoting La Torre and Korean Literature in Italy 2022.07.04 La Torre (Italian title for Tower (Moonji publishing)) by Bae Myung-hoon is the second Korean book we published, after Bae Suah's Notti invisibili, giorni sconosciuti (Italian title for Untold Night and Day (Jaeum & Moeum Publishing)).We planned its publication so that it was ready as a preview at the Salone del libro di Torino, the most important book fair in Italy. We reached this moment with a lot of excitement, as 2022 has been an important year of change for our publishing house, with a rebranding operation with a new logotype and visual identity. But let's start from the beginning. add editore is an independent publishing house founded in 2010 in Torino, a city historically linked to publishing.In 2015, returning from a few years spent developing cultural projects in Southeast Asia, I launched the Asia series, which includes different literary genres ...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

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Dollagoot Dream Department Store in the Taiwanese Publishing Market

Export Case Dollagoot Dream Department Store in theTaiwanese Publishing Market 2022.05.02 Taiwanese cover of Dollagoot Dream Department Store The motive for publishing a Korean book Solo Press (寂寞出版社行), which published Dollagoot Dream Department Store (Sam & Parkers) in Taiwan, was established in 2008. We have been introducing fresh and new works covering unique subjects from around the world in the vast ocean of literature for Taiwanese readers. Also, we have published global bestsellers such as The Millennium Series, The Girl on the Train, and S.. This was not the first time that the Eurasian Press Publishing Group, a mother company of Solo Press, introduced Korean fiction to Taiwanese readers. Before Dollagoot Dream Department Store, it has translated and published Please Look After Mom (Changbi) by Shin Kyung-Sook in Taiwan as well.When we first came across...

VOL.46 / 2022.05

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The Comeback of Best-selling Books is Thanks to Youtube

Topic The Comeback of Best-selling Books is Thanks to Youtube 2022.03.07 “Try this.”It’s not some random street vendor tempting tourists to try Dalgona using Squid Game’s popularity. Winter Bookstore, one of the most popular BookTubers (Book + Youtuber) with 230K subscribers, posted a video introducing a book. Her influence is truly colossal.The book she introduced was Why Fish Don’t Exist, a non-fiction book written by US science journalist Lulu Miller. Let’s go back to the starting point to see how it became popular. The book was published on December 17, 2021, and it did not gain much popularity in Korea at first. Lulu Miller was a new science journalist and a writer just introduced to Korean readers. Though the book contains excellent writing and exciting stories, the one-person publisher, Gom Books, did not have the marketing power to make the book popular. Why Fish Don’t Exist was reviewed in major newspapers several times, but the public did n...

VOL.44 / 2022.03

[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#K-Webtoon Slice of Life/Romance

#K-Book #K-Webtoon Slice of Life/Romance KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2022.03.07 Yumi's Cells 1. Publication Details Title | Yumi's CellsAuthor | Lee Dong-geonPublisher | Wisdomhouse Mediagroup Inc.Publication Date | 2017-11-03ISBN | 9788959135912No. of pages | 3160Dimensions | 154 * 214 2. Copyright Contact Name | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.Email | dl_webtoonpub@webtoonscorp.comPhone | +82-31-784-1193 3. Book Intro This is the book version of the popular Naver Webtoon series Yumi's Cells, which began publishing in April 2015 and won the Manhwa of the Day Award in 2016. This series depicts the daily life and relationships of Yumi, an ordinary office worker in her early thirties, from the perspective of her bodily cells. The cells come and go each night. Fashion Cells are serving a long-term sentence for having plundered Yumi's wealth, w...

VOL.44 / 2022.03

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Jakkajungsin Publishing Co.

Korean Publishers Jakkajungsin Publishing Co. With faith and affection for books 2024.04.01 Jakkajungsin Publishing, a publishing house that has been fiercely and steadfastly upholding the spirit of writers, celebrates its 37th anniversary this year. Times have changed, and so have readers, too, but Jakkajungsin Publishing’s deep faith and love for books have kept it true to its original mission. Starting with literature and expanding to humanities, liberal arts, non-fiction, business, and children’s books, the company has pioneered its own path, communicating with readers while never forgetting the meaning and importance of books. The determination to make books that uplift the soul and awaken the spirit of readers, as well as books that can give strength and courage to readers living in difficult times, showed the passion it had at the beginning. Following is an interview with Jakkajungsin Publishing, which has been meeting readers with ...

VOL.69 / 2024.04

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Success Stories of Japanese Publisher Kobunsha – Importer of Korean Books

Export Case Success Stories of Japanese Publisher Kobunsha – Importer of Korean Books I Want to Die but I Also Want to Eat Tteokppoki, a Book That Targets Young Readers of Japan 2021.11.01 Book Covers of the Japanese Translations of I Want to Die but I Also Want to Eat Tteokppokki 1, 2 The first time I saw I Want to Die but I Also Want to Eat Tteokppokki (HEUN) was in a bookstore on my trip to Seoul in 2018. I stopped in front of the book display shelf without even realizing it, mesmerized by the soft and cozy illustrations and beautiful colors of the cover. That same year in December, the Japanese translation of KIM JI YOUNG BORN 1982 (Minumsa Publishing) attracted public attention at the entrances of many bookstores in Japan. Many works of Korean literature have been translated and published over the years. After The Vegetarian (Changbi) by Han Kang rece...

VOL.40 / 2021.11

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Publisher Hyohyung

Korean Publishers Publisher Hyohyung Dreaming of a warm city where art breathes 2024.02.19 Publisher Hyohyung has been printing books on architecture, space, and art for 30 years, just like building a house brick by brick. Perhaps the key to this longevity is Hyohyung’s passion for these fields. Indeed, its publishing list is filled with authentic books on architecture, space, and art. Every book is worthy of its own value, but Hyohyung’s books are more valuable to the readers as they are written with the mission of the creators and the sincerity of the writers. Hyohyung plans various content and events so that readers can encode books in their minds and even have experiences through them, and conveys liberal arts knowledge that will help future generations. Following is an interview with Hyohyung, a publishing house that produces books with the utmost sincerity so that the scent of art can permeate our daily lives, and so that our society can become a wa...

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