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Publishing Industry Reader-friendly Publication Marketing 2023.05.02 Readers living in 2023 no longer get the latest news through book reviews in newspapers or advertisements. Instead, most of them purchase books through influencers on Instagram, YouTube channels, and book clubs and newsletters managed by publishing houses. As a result, more readers are meeting books through faster, friendlier, and more familiar channels.As an editor making book-review magazines in online bookstores, there’s one question that I always ask readers that buy 2 to 3 books every month - “Where do you get the news about the latest books? Are there times when you buy books recommended by other readers?” As a result, heavy readers were subscribing to newsletters of at least five publishing houses and were following dozens of authors they like on Social Media. Publishing companies, of course, have ...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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Spring Blooms With Books: The Beginning of a New Semester

Best Sellers Spring Blooms With Books: The Beginning of a New Semester Best seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of March, 2025 2025.04.07 Though climate change is causing more extreme weather events, the season is coming to spring. In Korea, where winter and spring cross paths, it seems like everyone is busy preparing for the new semester after the winter vacation.As if to prove the staying power of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang’s Human Acts has reclaimed the top spot. It wasn’t the only novel that made a comeback. Yang Gui-Ja’s Contradictions, ranked No. 5 in the overall ranking, has been on the best seller list for months, creating a new boom. The novel, which has gone through 132 printings since its first publication in 1998, delicately depicts the life of Ahn Jinjin, a 25-year-old single woman whose life is full of contradictions. Another best seller, Adult Happiness is Quiet, which has been a consi...

VOL.81 / 2025.04

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#Hope

#K-Book #Hope KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.04.07 The Giant’s Garden 1. Publication Details Title | The Giant’s GardenAuthor | Choi Jung-inPublisher | BOISFORETPublication Date | 2021-12-30ISBN | 9791187991182No. of pages | 56Dimensions | 181*247 2. Book Intro A girl who has trouble communicating with her friends goes on an adventure in the woods. She finds the garden of a giant she has heard about in rumors, and experiences inner growth and comfort through her encounter with the giant.A girl who is always outside looking in when she is with her friends enters the deep forest, led by a gentle voice. She finds a giant’s garden in the woods and makes pleasant memories in nature. When night falls, the girl is lonely. Just then, the giant speaks to her, and she shares all that is in her heart, fully expressing her feelings and reflecting on her inner se...

VOL.81 / 2025.04

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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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3rd Week, January 2025

Best Sellers 3rd Week, January 2025 Best seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2025.02.17 It’s the third week of January, the height of winter, but the weather in Korea is still milder than usual. Meanwhile, it was a time of confusion as various social issues continued, and thus, it was also a time to read books to calm the mind and develop the strength to make more accurate and rational judgments.While Han Kang’s Human Acts still holds firm at the top of the best seller list, there were several changes in the overall rankings, possibly reflecting the start of a new year. Perhaps inspired by the new year’s resolutions and the desire to study harder, Choi Tae-Sung’s Korean History Exam 2025: Advanced (Level 1, 2, 3) Vol. 1 and 2 by Choi Tae-Sung, one of the leading instructors of Korean history, came in third and fourth. These books are the bible for test takers who want to prepare for the Korean History Profi...

VOL.79 / 2025.02

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Types of Korean Magazines based on Keywords

Publishing Industry Types of Korean Magazines based on Keywords 2022.05.02 "The child plays because it plays. Reason does not exist in its play. (The editor-in-chief of Magazine B Tiktok)." This is a quote from Heidegger. Unlike books, magazines are like amusement parks as it is hard to expect what will unfold in the following pages. That is why it is okay to replace the word magazine with play from Heidegger's quote. A brand magazine Magazine B quoted Heidegger. The gap is the fun in magazines. Magazines neutralize the differences and show the unexpected of the world unpredictably.I used to work at a weekly magazine publisher. Once, I heard the president of a magazine publisher say, "You refer to books the most as you write one." So, likewise, magazines are what you refer to as you write one.The ones who visit The Magazine Club, a magazine bookstore located in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, are primarily editors. The co-founder of The Magaz...

VOL.46 / 2022.05

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Collaboration of Reading Class at School and the Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry Collaboration of Reading Class at Schooland the Publishing Industry The Impact of the "Reading One Book in a Semester" Program 2022.02.14 Before discussing Korean schools' reading education, “Reading One Book in a Semester” should come first. The program “Reading a Book in a Semester” is an educational method in the National Curriculum Revised in 2015. It is about reading a book a semester during Korean classes. This methodology was first applied to 3rd and 4th graders of elementary school and first-year students in middle and high school in 2018. From 2020, it was expanded to students from grades 3 to 12.Generally, “Reading One Book in a Semester” is conducted in around 12 to 17 classes per semester for Korean courses. Time for reading and relevant activities are included during the regular curriculum. Reading the same book in a group of 4 or 5 is the most common activity. Reading books in different ways comes next. Sometimes the ...

VOL.43 / 2022.02

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Audiobooks in Korea: Users and Service Providers

Audiobooks in Korea: Users and Service Providers Service and Content Providers in Busy Days with Market’s Growing Interest in Audiobooks 2021.04.05 In the previous March edition, we talked about the audiobook industry's current status in Korea and its prospects in 2021. Consumers and service providers play a pivotal role in expanding the market and business opportunities. Furthermore, it is meaningful to witness how they interact with each other in the audiobook ecosystem contributes to the industry’s healthy growth and maturity. In this April’s edition, let’s find what behaviors audiobook consumers have shown to the market. Recently-made audio content enabling interaction among provider and users, providing a new-level of “experience”. As the pandemic is not showing any signs of abating, more people are enjoying audiobooks at home instead of going to bookstores or libraries. In the previous edition, we introduced how “Wela...

VOL.33 / 2021.04

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#History

#K-Book #History KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.02.17 Wind Blowing on Mudeungeewat 1. Publication Details Title | Wind Blowing on MudeungeewatAuthor | Kim younghwaPublisher | IYAGIKOT PUBLISHINGPublication Date | 2022-08-08ISBN | 9791192102115No. of pages | 80Dimensions | 148 * 209 2. Book Intro ‘Jeju 4·3’, what should we do to avoid repeating the sad history of innocent people dying? Memories and records…. The stories of?‘A Gift from a Lost Village’ and ‘The Wind Blowing on Mudeungeewat’ are told so that people here and now can remember the people there and then. See more details Kind Korean History 1. Publication Details Title | Kind Korean HistorySubtitle | The History Study From My Point of ViewAuthor | Shim YonghwanPublisher | SAKYEJUL PUBLISHING LTD.Publication Date | 2022-05-27ISBN |&...

VOL.79 / 2025.02

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#Sports

#K-Book #Sports KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2024.09.02 Geography As Seen Through Sports 1. Publication Details Title | Geography As Seen Through SportsAuthor | Choi JaeheePublisher | Humanist Publishing Group Inc.Publication Date | 2021-10-04ISBN | 9791160807141No. of pages | 216Dimensions | 135 * 200 2. Book Intro This book looks at 15 different fields of sports such as soccer, surfing, rock climbing, paragliding, and marathons from the perspective of geography. Difficult concepts such as valley winds and temperature inversion layers are transformed into interesting stories through questions such as: “What kind of wind do we need for paragliders to fly higher and faster?” “How high can paragliders go?” The movements of the Earth’s crust during the Paleozoic Era were influential in forming Europe’s professional soccer league, while the Himalayan Alp...

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