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Publishing Industry Book Pricing Strategies in Korea 2023.07.03 Average list price of books sold in 2022 was 17,869 Korean won In Korea, books are usually sold at a fixed price. It’s because the “fixed book price policy” is implemented as the book price policy in accordance with the Publishing Industry Promotion Act. According to the Korean Publishers Association’s statistics, the average fixed price of books in Korea in 2022 was 17,869 won, 4.4% up from the previous year (17,116 won). This isn’t a sharp increase considering the international pulp prices and domestic labor costs that have been driving prices up in recent years because publishers sell books at a “competitive price” as they fiercely compete with multiple titles in the market.In the Korean publishing market, the hardback, paper...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.09.04 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 : +82-2-707-21...

VOL.86 / 2025.09

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.08.04 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 : +82-2-707...

VOL.85 / 2025.08

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#Space

#K-Book #Space KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.07.07 Rocket Kid 1. Publication Details Title | Rocket KidAuthor | Kim MinwooPublisher | YellowpigPublication Date | 2023-01-16ISBN | 9791159950391No. of pages | 60Dimensions | 240*240 2. Book Intro Have you ever imagined traveling to space on a spaceship, watching a rocket soar high into the sky? Rocket Kid offers a unique and thrilling experience for children who dream of space exploration.The story revolves around a main character whose dream is to become a space captain. Every day, she envisions herself going into space on a rocket. But no one takes her enthusiasm seriously. The other kids in her class have no interest in rockets. So the space captain recruits friends who are a bit special to become members of the Space Rocket Lab. Together, they wor...

VOL.84 / 2025.07

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Agency List Agency list 2025.07.07 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...

VOL.84 / 2025.07

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Paju Bookcity

Publishing Policy Paju Bookcity We Introduce to You the One-and-only Book City in Korea 2023.04.03 We Introduce to You the One-and-only Book City in Korea: Paju BookcityPaju Bookcity is a national, cultural and industrial complex organized in Munbal-dong, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, which has been supporting various cultural projects centering on books.Paju Bookcity hosts a variety of cultural events throughout the year and operates Asia Publication Culture & Information Center and the Forest of Wisdom, a cultural complex. Paju Bookcity’s Cultural Events Paju Bookcity Festival for Children - A “book playground” for children- Meet & Greet authors, book DIY, children’s book readings, etc. Paju Booksori - Largest book festival in Korea- Various programs including humanities, art, exhibitions, a...

VOL.57 / 2023.04

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KPIPA hosts the 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair

Publishing Policy KPIPA hosts the 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair 2023.03.13 Meet K-Book Content Outside Korea! - The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) hosts the 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair KPIPA has been running the Visiting Book Fair with an aim to expand the export of K-Book content, reinforce global competitiveness and support its advancement into new overseas markets, taking a step forward from the current export market limited to certain languages. The Visiting Korean Book Fair primarily supports the export of Korean publishing content through online video conferences with new international market participants and local B2B book fairs. Host regions and schedule for 2023 Country(Region) Japan(Asia) France(Europe) Thailand(Southe...

VOL.56 / 2023.03

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“PDF/POD” - Korean Publishing Market Develop into Diverse Formats

Publishing Industry “PDF/POD” - Korean Publishing MarketDevelop into Diverse Formats 2023.02.20 The interesting promotional text of a self-published e-book, How to Write a Profit Generating E-Book, by writer Yoo Sung-Woo says, “The secret to earning 500 million won with a 10-page PDF e-book” on the page of a crowdfunding platform Wadiz. The book successfully raised hundreds of million won of funding. Before the book was introduced to Wadiz, it was released on freelancer matching platforms, like Kmong, Taling, and Class 101, accumulating more than 500 million won in revenue. Though the book was not officially published in the market, and considering that selling 10,000 copies of a book was regarded as half of a success in the prolonged recession for publishers, an individual book recording such revenue was unprecedented. An increasing number of people collect and sell thei...

VOL.55 / 2023.02

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.06.02 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...

VOL.83 / 2025.06

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New Approaches to Education in the Korean Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry New Approaches to Education in the Korean Publishing Industry “It will work out somehow, as we’ve started!” 2023.01.02 The Foundation of the Book Publishing Industry in Korea There are a great many publishing houses in Korea. The number exceeds 70 thousand or falls to 2 thousand depending on how you approach the term “publishing.” Either way, the number is still quite a lot. The reason for this is that Korea has a very simple procedure for setting up a publishing company. All you have to do is declare your company type as “publishing” when registering it. As of the end of last year, the number of firms that reported their type as “publishing” to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism was 71,319, including newspaper and magazine publishers. Among them, 2,026 were “general book publishers (paper media publishing).”1) The number increased to 2,7112) in the report issued in 2019. Also, the Publish...

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