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The future of bookstores seen in GyeongJu

The future of bookstores seen in GyeongJu A City of Ancient Secrets 2020.04.06 For about 1,000 years from 57 B.C. to 935 B.C., Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom Silla; it is a city of history and culture treasuring ancient heritage. Royal Tombs - where the tombs of ancient kings are gathered, Cheomseongdae Observatory - the best observatory in the Eastern world built with 365 stones, Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram - world cultural heritages, and the Underwater Tomb of King Munmu ? where the king was buried underwater and urged to protect the kingdom from the afterlife as a dragon, are all located in Gyeongju. Gyeongju, the treasure chest of mysterious secrets in history has been a popular tourist destination for a long time. The first thing that comes to your eyes as you step into the downtown of Gyeongju is the giant tomb standing among low-roof houses. It is rare to see such a heritage site in the middle of downtown; in recent years t...

VOL.21 / 2020.04

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Belong Nowhere to Belong Everywhere

K-reader Belong Nowhere to Belong Everywhere After reading Melanin 2024.12.02 In this article, Korean readers of K-Book Trends recommend Korean books they have read to international readers.If you would like to recommend a Korean book that impressed you to international readers,please send us an email to the address below!kbooktrends@gmail.com Melanin When I found out that Melanin (Hankyoreh Publishing) was a story about “someone born with blue skin,” I expected it to be about SF or superpowers. I assumed that it would be about a new species different from an ordinary human being, thinking of “Mystic” from the movie “X-Men.” But, I was completely wrong ? I also realized that I had prejudice and discriminative thoughts inside me. Even if the protagonist was born with blue skin, he was a human being just like us. No matter what skin we mig...

VOL.77 / 2024.12

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

3rd Week, May

3rd Week, May Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2020.06.01 If we look at the bestsellers of four major online bookstores in Korea for the third week of May, books written by Youtubers will catch our attention. New Yorker This Month that hit the top list the day after its publication is about the episodes which Hong Se-Rim - a Youtuber with 600K subscribers (channel name: Serim’s Life) - experienced when she was living in New York for a month. Also, COVID-19: Investment War written by three Youtubers of an economy channel “the Three Professionals TV” talks about their opinion on the changing economic landscape after the outbreak of COVID-19. This book was a sensation among Korean readers that it even became the bestseller in bookstores with only the pre-sales. Youtube is a hot market in Korea nowadays, and it seems that such a trend has also affected the publishing market.One other thing that catches our eyes is that essays, economics &...

VOL.23 / 2020.06

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#Science and Humanities

#Science and Humanities KPIPA introduces K-Books for global publishing markets through K-Book Platform 2020.06.01 Chemist in My House 1. Publication Details Title | Chemist in My HouseSubtitle | Professor Kim Min-Kyung’s Story of Chemistry in our LivesAuthor | Kim MInkyoungPublisher | Humanist Publishing Group Inc.Publication Date | 2019-03-08ISBN | 9791160802160No. of pages | 248Dimensions | 150*220 2. Copyright Contact Name | Kim Ju-WonEmail | kjw2001@humanistbooks.comPhone | +82-70-7842-9401 3. Book Intro If you understand chemistry (theory), you can see chemistry (risk)!Professor/walking chemistry encyclopedia Kim Min-Kyung’s story of chemistryIssues and accidents caused by chemicals happen one after another in Korea, from humidifier sterilizers that led to heavy casualties, to pesticides found in eggs, and sanitary pads and mattresses containing carcinogens and radon… Terms such as “controvers...

VOL.23 / 2020.06

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Book Factory Dubulu

Book Factory Dubulu One-person Publisher for Animal Rights 2018.05.30 The South Korean public's interest in animals is growing by the day. More people are recognizing animals must be protected and as many celebrities join the movement it is far from a foreign concept now. However, this trend didn't appear naturally. Society is only changing because of someone's desperate cries and actions for change from when no one thought about animal preservation. Book Factory Dubulu, founded in 2006, is one of those entities who sought change. The publisher created momentum for change in people's thoughts and actions as they consistently published books on animals. There are few publishers that specialize in books on animals but even fewer that touch on animal rights. We became interested in how this publisher was able to operate their business for 13 years and why. Surrounded by sleeping cats, we met with founder Kim Bo-kyung and listened to the publisher's story. KPIP...

VOL.9 / 2018.05

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Yaong Seoga

Yaong Seoga A publisher that contributes to cats' happiness 2018.05.30 A publisher that likes books and loves cats: Yaong Seoga. The following interview introduces the uniqueness Yaong Seoga carries by lovingly creating books with the keywords 'healing' and 'growth' to address the relationship between humans and cats. KPIPA Could you introduce Yaong Seoga for us. △ Logo of Yaong Seoga, portraying a combination of a book and a cat's face Ko Kyoung-won (Ko below) Yaong Seoga was created in July 2017 as a one-person publisher specializing in cat books by myself after having written books on cats for 15 years. Our company's name starts with 'ya-ong' which is the Korean onomatopoeia for the sound cats make and we have combined it with the word 'books'.Our logo is the work of Lee Jae-min, a graphic designer at Studio Fnt. The book in the logo resembles a cat's face and it carries the meaning that books are the window to the heart. The dots on the b...

VOL.9 / 2018.05

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Where Books and People Become Closer

Where Books and People Become Closer 2018 The Year of Books & The Seoul International Book Fair 2018.05.30 Books read together, books read easily ? 2018: The year of books On March 22, South Korea's culture ministry designated this year as the year of books. It reflected the government's drive to boost falling reading rates in the country and the struggling publication industry. It was the first time in 25 years for the declaration to be made as the last time the government designated a year for reading was in 1993. To create a society that reads together, the government plans to launch various projects and programs in bookstores, libraries, provincial governments and on social media over the following year. The official slogan is "What book are you reading?" which uses a hashtag for easy marketing on social networking sites. Reading enjoyed anywhere, anytime All the projects in the year of books will focus on 'reading together'. ...

VOL.9 / 2018.05

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Geulhangari

Geulhangari A Repository of Knowledge 2020.12.07 Logo of Geulhangari Since its establishment in 2007, Geulhangari has published around 800 titles, with a majority of them being so-called "brick books" due to how thick they are (close to a whopping 1,000 pages!). Under the company motto of "boring books are the grave of ideas," Geulhangari has been focusing on publishing history, philosophy, and classical books while expanding their fields into literature, essay, science, and not to mention practical books. While working at its best to become a publisher of various colors, let's look into what Geulhangari has to say. Please introduce Geulhangari to overseas publishers. Geulhangari has been publishing books in various fields, including humanity, history, philosophy, art, and science, since the first title was released in 2007. While the big base is humanity and social science, we are trying to digest various fields when we ...

VOL.29 / 2020.12

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2020 Online Meetings with Indonesian Publishers

2020 Online Meetings with Indonesian Publishers 2020.06.01 Photos from the “I Love Korea, I Love K-Book 2018” The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) was planning to host the “I Love Korea, I Love K-Book 2020” in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was picked as one of the major markets for Korean publishers. However, as border measures were strengthened across the world due to COVID-19, the planned offline meeting was changed to a video conference. This is the first time for the book fair to be conducted online. Major Indonesian publishers, including Kompas Gramedia Group and Mizan Group, are set to join the online meetings. Purpose To support Korean publishers having difficulty exporting publications due to the spread of COVID-19, and to promote export of Korean publication contents...

VOL.23 / 2020.06

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Korean Bestsellers Trend in June

Korean Bestsellers Trend in June Result of First Week in June 2017 2017.6.30 Political books “rising” and novel “neck and neck game” On May 10th, as the new government was formed in Korea, Jae-in Moon's Destiny reached the number one spot for three consecutive weeks until June. The parliamentary hearing continued after the presidential election, so the readers' interest in politics remained steady. Especially, competition in the fiction section was fierce in this week. Bernard Werner’s new book, Slumber 1, ranked third on the list with the release of Homo Deus of Yuval Noah HararI, and Nam-joo Jo's Ji-young Kim Born in 1982 rose 11.8% from the previous week, breaking the record of weekly sales units. “Writers’ TV appearance” on the topic It appears that when writers appear on TV that their books become popular. After Young-Ha Kim appeared on a TV entertainment program, his novel Only Two was ranked seventh, after rising two ranks in t...

VOL.1 / 2017.06

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