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Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ② History Publication

Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ② History Publication   2020.03.02     The publication industry is “a mirror called record” that reflects the society. The publication of history-related books that are the archive of time and space connecting the past and the present is a clear indicator that shows Korean society’s interest in history. By looking at the published titles, best seller trends, and newly emerging trends, you can see where the current publishing market is and where the intellectual desire of readers is heading to.Historically, Korea has undergone long turbulent generations due to its geopolitical location in East Asia and invasions by surrounding powers. Until World War II in which liberalization was the greatest task, ethnic identity was very strong, and during the Cold War, a historical awareness that the two Koreas should overcome division and pursue reunification settled down.According to the statistics of the Korean Publi...
  • VOL.20 / 2020.03
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Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ① Literature publication

Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ① Literature publication   2020.02.03     Interesting stories from the past will always attract people’s minds; literature was the beginning and the flower of publication in every country. The poems, novels, essays, and plays written in Korean by Korean authors that sublimate their identity, emotions, and critical minds are an irreplaceable pillar of Korean culture. In particular, while undergoing turbulent modern history including the Japanese colonization, the Korean War, military dictatorship, industrialization, democratization, globalization, and informatization, Koreans would reflect the wounds in gemlike poems, novels, and essays, and share them in the form of a book. While not neglecting the pains of the time and standing against unjust authority, literature also played a role as an encourager that gave courage and hope to readers. Korean publication is also a resemblance of literature;...
  • VOL.19 / 2020.02
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South Korea's policies to promote reading and reading movements

South Korea's policies to promote reading and reading movements   2019.11.04   In addition to smartphones, media bombards people daily, whether they take the form of regular information, videos or other forms of entertainment. As this sort of content increases and more forms of leisure appear, concerns over people reading fewer books are also growing. According to statistics, the reading rate of South Korean adults over the age of 19 (reading rate of paper books that are not textbooks, educational material, magazines or comic books) stood at 86.8 percent in 1994 only to plummet to 59.9 percent in 2017 (the rate was 62.3 percent when e-books were accounted for). On average, the rate dropped 1 percentage point every year over that period. When compared to the reading rates of underage students from elementary school students to high school students that top 90 percent, the adult reading rates are not to be ignored. South Koreans have long upheld traditional values related to s...
  • VOL.17 / 2019.11
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2024.01.02   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 : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA        ...
  • VOL.66 / 2024.01
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Visual adaptation rights for books and sales

Visual adaptation rights for books and sales   2019.10.07   Global attention towards South Korea's cultural content has been growing. Music records, videos, performances, art, clothing, food and even temple-related cultural content have been subject to global interest. The following takes a look at visual content adaptations of South Korean literature on the global stage and offers an outlook for these adaptations going ahead.   Rights to adapt South Korean literary works into television dramas, movies and musical performances are being sold overseas.   Previously, diverse South Korean television dramas like “Winter Sonata”, “Autumn In My Heart” and “Daejanggum” were exported overseas and ended up great successes. On the back of this success, book adaptations of these dramas were later released in several countries like Japan, Taiwan and China to wide acclaim. This signaled the beginning of a Korean wave for literature and bod...
  • VOL.16 / 2019.10
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2nd Week, November 2023

Best Sellers   2nd Week, November 2023 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2023.12.04   For the second week of November, books that have been the center of attention dominated the list of bestsellers. The book Reading Schopenhauer at Forty quickly rose to the top of the list after being recommended by actor Ha Seok-Jin on the popular Korean TV show “I Live Alone.” On the show, he was shown to be very dedicated to self-management - exercising, studying, and enjoying his hobbies - which likely inspired viewers to purchase the book. The book features 30 pieces of advice from philosopher Schopenhauer, who has inspired countless people. It offers wisdom for those entering their 40s with mixed feelings to realize the true meaning of life.Han Kang’s I Do Not Bid Farewell, published in 2021, won this year’s Medici Prize in France, again ranking 7th on the overall bestseller list. The Korean publishing industry is rejoicing at the news o...
  • VOL.65 / 2023.12
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Konishi Naoko

Korean Translator   Konishi Naoko   2023.12.04   Profile   • Korean-Japanese translator • E-mail: naoko21@hanmail.net   Education   • B.A., Rikkyo University College of Arts • M.A. in Korean-Japanese interpretation, HUFS Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation   Courses   • Completed a special course at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) Translation Academy • Completed Translation Atelier at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI)   Published Translations   ...
  • VOL.65 / 2023.12
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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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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2023.12.04   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.65 / 2023.12
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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 ...
  • VOL.67 / 2024.02
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