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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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Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ⑧ Publication of practical books for social activities

Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ⑧ Publication of practical books for social activities   2020.09.07     Among practical books that provide knowledge and information useful for daily life, those excluding “practical books for home” including areas such as child nurturing, cooking, healthcare, and hobbies were categorized as “practical books for social activities.” From the broader perspective, this category can include several publication genres such as economy & business administration (K-Book Trends Vol. 22), self-development (K-Book Trends Vol. 24), and others useful for carrying out social activities. This month, we would like to take a deeper look at foreign language and travel books, concentrating on the narrow spectrum of “practical books for social activities.” According to the sales statistics of Kyobo Bookstore, a representative bookstore both online and offline in Korea, foreign language books accounted for ab...
  • VOL.26 / 2020.09
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AI is Changing Our Everyday Life

Special Project   [Book × AI] AI is Changing Our Everyday Life   2024.02.19     By their very nature, books are vessels of knowledge encompassing all fields. Endless topics can be written about depending on the material and message. In the [Book × _____ ] series, experts recommend Korean books in their respective fields that you’ve been curious about but had trouble discovering more about. Now, let’s jump into the infinite world of books through the collaboration of books with various fields.     A new era is open with AI: What are the jobs newly born, and how should we make use of the technology?   47 Things Every AI Working With Humans Should Know     There are books with a table of contents that just make you want to read the rest of the story. One such book is 47 Things Every AI Working With Humans Should Know (Hanbit Media) ...
  • VOL.67 / 2024.02
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2nd Week, May 2024

Best Sellers   2nd Week, May 2024 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2024.06.03   May is known as the month of family in Korea, as there are many big and small holidays, such as Children’s Day and Parent’s Day. The 2nd week of May, especially with Children’s Day, was a great time to catch up on the books people have been meaning to read. As such, the integrated list of best sellers on major online bookstores in Korea for the week was dominated by business, self-help, and humanities books.The first book on the list is No. 3, How to LIVE Your Life, about the writer’s belief that investing can bridge the gap between the rich and poor and reduce social inequality. The book is divided into 3 chapters, covering investment strategies, methods, and attitudes. Another self-help book by football coach Son Woong-Jung, the father of football player Son Heung-Min, who has been excelling at home and abroad, entered the top 10. Featuring Son...
  • VOL.71 / 2024.06
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#School

#K-Book   #School KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2024.03.11   School Nurse Ahn Eunyoung 1. Publication Details   Title | School Nurse Ahn EunyoungAuthor | Chung SerangPublisher | Minumsa PublishingPublication Date | 2015-12-07ISBN | 9788937473098No. of pages | 280Dimensions | 128 * 188   2. Book Intro   Chung Serang who has been beloved by readers for her unique imagination and heart-warming stories has published a new novel School Nurse Ahn Eunyoung. The story centers on a school nurse Ahn Eunyoung who is working at M private high school. Though neither her job nor her name is special, she is not just one of the school nurses. She always has a lot of work to do but carries out her duties as a school nurse faithfully. And at the same time, she dedicates herself to her vocation as an exorcist. Hong Inpyo, who is a Chi...
  • VOL.68 / 2024.03
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Paik’s Korean Liquor

New Books   Paik’s Korean Liquor   2024.02.19                       Korean alcohol tastes better the more you know! Paik’s Korean Liquor“Cooking CEO” Paik Jong-Won’s guide to Korean alcohol! An easy and friendly guide to the rich world of Korean liquor.   How much do you know about Korean liquor? If you think that soju and makgeolli are the only Korean liquor, then this book is a must-read!From the ingredients and types of Korean liquor, to the fermentation process, the secrets behind the taste, the key terms you must know, and an easy way to make it, the book presents everything that you want to know about Korean liquor.As trendsetter Paik Jong-Won also introduces dishes that go well with the liquor, you will be able to get a broader, deeper understanding of Korean liquor and culture!   Just like sharing food and talking a...
  • VOL.67 / 2024.02
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Reading: Sorting Out the Unchanging from the Changing

One-Liner Quotes   Reading: Sorting Out the Unchanging from the Changing Sportsperson’s Pick   2024.02.19   Jeong Ji-Hyeon has been climbing for 21 years. She served as a national athlete and as a coach for the national team. She still hasn’t forgotten the joy of competing and now works as a referee for Sport Climbing Asia. She also runs a center for people who enjoy climbing as a lifestyle sport.   Although I am currently doing sports as a career, it was not my major. My major was Korean language education. I became a sportsperson by chance, but I also used to teach writing to elementary school students. I remember coming across the book One Day I Died (Baram Books), which left a strong impression on me at that time. At first, I doubted that it was a book for children. I had to read it for class, but I found the story to be quite compelling. I’m not sure if the kids in my class at the time enjoyed it. But, if you have ever lost someone...
  • VOL.67 / 2024.02
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Where the Children from the Book Children of Kwaeng-I-Bu-Ri Village Used to Play

Book Trip   [Into the Book ①] Where the Children from the BookChildren of Kwaeng-I-Bu-Ri Village Used to Play Mansuk-dong, Dong-gu, Incheon: Time Travel with the Book   2023.08.07   Children of Kwaeng-I-Bu-Ri Village       The Kwaeng-i-bu-ri Village is the oldest poor neighborhood in Incheon. (...)Over the years, the village turned from a forest of pine trees into a factory townfull of smokestacks and shanty houses.     Children of Kwaeng-I-Bu-Ri Village (Changbi Publishers), published in 2000, is a children’s book featuring the life of twin sisters Sook-Hee (the main character) and Sook-Ja living in a poor daldongne neighborhood. The word “daldongne” means a poor village situated on the slopes of a hill in Korea, and it is said to have deriven from its proximity to the moon. It is widely known that Kim Jung-Mi, the writer, had once run a s...
  • VOL.61 / 2023.08
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#Flower

#K-Book   #Flower KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.12.04   A Flower, You Are as I Am 1. Publication Details   Title | A Flower, You Are as I AmSubtitle | A Song of Flowers that think about PhilosophyAuthor | Dae-Youn, ChoPublisher | BOBBOOKPublication Date | 2021-06-23ISBN | 9791158587888No. of pages | 143Dimensions | 140 * 225   2. Book Intro   This book titled A Flower, You Are as I Am is a beautiful collection of poems containing philosophical thinking of the poet for flowers. He wrote the poems with poetic words easy to read through a lyrical flower song by breaking the prejudice that philosophy can be regarded as difficult. The poet begins to draw his poems thinking ‘why did flowers come to us?’ When he sees grass flowers blooming that make the world beautiful and fragrant, he thinks that flowers tell ...
  • VOL.65 / 2023.12
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#Autumn

#K-Book   #Autumn KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.10.04   The Autumn of That Year 1. Publication Details   Title | The Autumn of That YearAuthor | Kwon Jeong-saeng, Kim JaehongPublisher | Changbi Publishers, Inc.Publication Date | 2018-12-01ISBN | 9788936455330No. of pages | 56Dimensions | 224 * 268   2. Book Intro   The Autumn of that year, an essay by writer Kwon Jeong-saeng, a shining star in South Korean children’s literature, has been recreated as a picture book. Children’s story writer Yoo Eun-sil, recipient of the 6th Kwon Jeongsaeng Fund for Writers, has rewritten the text for a picture book while retaining the emotive power of the original work. Painter Kim Jae-hong has done the illustrations. The account of the young Kwon Jeong-saeng, living in a vestibule of a church, encountering Changseop, a child ...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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