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Busan A City You Meet by walking its streets and crossing its bridges   2019.09.09     Busan. Frequently referred to as 'the second-largest city in South Korea' but these words don’t do the city justice. Of course, when it comes to objective data like population or the size of the economy, the description is true, but it would be regretful to leave the city's description at that single sentence, as Busan has its own unique culture. That uniqueness only grows in the oldest parts of the city. This is why one should walk through the streets and cross bridges to take a true look at Busan.     Travel into layers of time     The oldest and most cultural area of Busan is surely Bosu-dongA very old story that started during the time of the Korean War is continuing today.     For the longest time, Busan served more as an industrial city than a travel destination. It is a port city that leads to the Pacific...
  • VOL.15 / 2019.09
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Take Beautiful Palace Tours With a Book

Let’s Try   Take Beautiful Palace Tours With a Book   2023.10.04   [Event]   Let’s Try introduces various useful, practical books published in Korea every month.Also, don’t miss gift events related to the introduced books!   Simply click on the link below to enter the event! Let’s Try!   Fun Palace Tours by Eunuch Ssong- Written by Song Yong-Jin, published by Jisikframe Publishing Co.     A guide to royal palaces that have been most loved in Korea!Travel to magnificent palaces in Korea along with the book!   When we talk about the beauty of Korean traditions, there’s one thing that is never left out ? the royal palaces! Some of you might have thought of going to one of the Korean palaces after seeing them in a popular Korean drama. Did you know that there are five palaces in Seoul alone? From Gyungbokgung Palace to Changdukgung Palace, Changkyunggung ...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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South Korean bestsellers in September

South Korean bestsellers in September Bestsellers at South Korea's biggest online bookstores, Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre   2019.10.07   Comparing online bestsellers at South Korea's Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre in the second week of September shows the same books have mostly been included on their top-selling lists. Books including Normal Siblings 1, 2, One Day I Became a Princess (luxury limited edition) and You Can Fix Your Brain were all among the top 10 bestselling books in September, showing how popular they were.Among the bestsellers at Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre, Kim Young-ha's Why Travel drew intrigue. Why Travel is now marking its fifth month after release and despite this, it was the fifth bestselling book at both Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre, showing it has been consistently loved by readers. 90's Kids Are Coming also made it onto the bestseller lists after being recommended by the South Korean president while both parts of Seol Min-seok's Roman...
  • VOL.16 / 2019.10
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South Korea's November Bestsellers

South Korea's November Bestsellers Aggregate data as of the first week of October   2017.11.01   The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017   The first week of October is always called the season of the Nobel prize. Every year around this time, the Nobel prize committee convenes in Sweden to announce the winners in six different categories. This year on Oct. 5, the 117th Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Kazuo Ishiguro. According to Interpark Books, Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, one of his most famous novels, reached the top of their bestseller list the next day as soon as readers heard of the Nobel Prize news. Sales of the author's books in general soared in the days following the Nobel Prize announcement from Oct. 6 to 12, trouncing previous sales figures for the author which had been comparatively low. Also, Nudge, by Richard Thaler who was this year'srecipient of the Nobel Prize in economics saw a spike in demand around the same time.     In the ca...
  • VOL.6 / 2017.11
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South Korea's October Bestsellers

South Korea's October Bestsellers Aggregate data as of the third week of September   2017.10.10   The prolonged rule of bestsellers     Young-ha Kim's Memoir of a Murderer has topped the bestseller list for two consecutive weeks. As the film adaptation of the novel gains momentum, interest in the original novel has spiked. As a result, Kiju Lee’s Temperature of Language lost some ground, but Lee's Dignity of Words rose two spots, enjoying steady popularity. Also, books like I Have Decided to Live as Me, A Lesson in Self-Eeteem and Miracles of the Namiya General Store also inched up, enjoying more time on the bestseller list. This was seen as reflecting readers' wanting to catch up on bestsellers that are guaranteed good reads over the long Chuseok holiday.     'News Effect' from award announcements, out of print books     Han Kang's Human Acts received new interest after news the novel had been awarded Italy's Malaparte Prize while Kwang...
  • VOL.5 / 2017.10
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Publishing Educational Materials for 40 Years “Darakwon”

Publishing Educational Materials for 40 Years “Darakwon” Bringing foreign languages to South Koreaand taking Korean to the world   2017.9.11   "Let's develop educational materials necessary for foreign language skill improvement!" Following its establishment in 1977, Darakwon has conducted its business with this motto in mind. Quickly rising among the country's foreign language learning material publishers, Darakwon also exports educational materials for learning Korean abroad. A closer look at the publisher follows, with details on how it is expanding its influence globally.     Darakwon is a medium-sized publisher that has put together and published roughly 2,000 books on learning languages. The materials it offers is diverse and languages offered include English, Japanese, Chinese, German, Arabic and Vietnamese. Also in step with the changing times, Darakwon has also development educational programs using multimedia and currently has around 200 web-based educa...
  • VOL.4 / 2017.09
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Haemin Sunim's The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

Haemin Sunim's The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down #1 Bestseller on Amazon UK, #3 non-fiction seller in the Netherlands   2017.9.11   The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down     Haemin Sunim's The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down recently stayed at #1 on Amazon UK's bestseller list for three weeks, surprising many as it is rare for a South Korean collection of essays to gain so much popularity overseas. Even the editor who was in charge of putting the UK version of this book together had been taken by surprise at the book's success. In the United States, the book sold over 30,000 copies in two weeks, as readers sought a moment of rest in their busy everyday lives.It is not an easy feat for a South Korean book to be published abroad, moreover a collection of essays. Penguin Books and Random House, both major publishers in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively, approached Suo Books which owns the publishing right in South K...
  • VOL.4 / 2017.09
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Prepare for Disasters with a Single Book

Let’s Try   Prepare for Disasters with a Single Book   2023.07.03   [Event]   Let’s Try introduces various useful, practical books published in Korea every month.Also, don’t miss gift events related to the introduced books!   Simply click on the link below to enter the event! Let’s Try!   Survival Backpack: How to Evacuate and Protect Yourself in Disasters- Written by Woo Seung-Yup, published by DULNYOUK     Find everything ? from how to pack your survival backpack to how to survive in cities ? in this one book!How well prepared are you in the face of disasters that strike unexpectedly?   Disasters such as wildfires and heavy rain are becoming more frequent with increasingly severe abnormal climates. It is also common to see how a preventable disaster turns into a major catastrophe in the blink of an eye as people panic and are confused. But, if you kn...
  • VOL.60 / 2023.07
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Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation   2019.09.09   Fantasy Fixer 1. Publication Details Imprint | BIR Publishing Co., Ltd.Title | Fantasy FixerAuthor | Kang MinjeongIllustrator | Kim ReahyeonGenre | children’s storyFormat | 130×190Binding | Hard coverPages | 232pagesISBN | 9788965483755   2. Contact Name | Claire YangPhone |  +82-2-515-2000Email | claire@bir.co.krURL | http://bir.co.kr/   3. Marketing Information Keyword | children’s fiction; fantasy fiction; mysteryTarget Readership | age 6 to 12   4. About the Author Author - Kang MinjeongKang Minjeong made her debut as a writer with Fantasy Fixer and Fantasy Fixer 2: Suspicious Creator. Illustrator - Kim ReahyeonKim Reahyeon previously wrote A Litter Bit of Change and illustrated Cleaning Out My Wardrobe on Weekends.   5. About the Book Winner of No.1 Marshmallow Fi...
  • VOL.15 / 2019.09
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Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation   2017.9.11   The Love You Wished For Will Come Soon 1. Publication Details Imprint | Sigonsa Co., Ltd Title | The Love You Wished For Will Come Soon Author | Ae-kyung Lee Format | 130*180 Binding | Paperback Pages | 272pages ISBN | 978-89-5278-518-3   2. Contact Name | Sunju Jung Phone | +82-2-2046-2895 Email | alliswell1224@sigongsa.com URL | www.sigongsa.com   3. Selling Points Subject | Who will I fall in love with and how will I love? A Q&A Book for myself to ask and answer Target Readers | Anyone who dreams of meeting someone to love Media Reviews & Advertisement Copy | Great love comes only to those who dream of it   4. About the Author Ae-kyung Lee was driven to become a journalist by her strong curiosity about society and the world, and this led her to discover her passion for writing. She loves writing, as she also knows that it has healing power a...
  • VOL.4 / 2017.09
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