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The 2023 Seoul International Book Fair and the K-Book Copyright Market

Topic   The 2023 Seoul International Book Fair andthe K-Book Copyright Market On-site Report on Hot Issues in the Copyright Market   2023.07.03   The “National Book Fair,” which began in 1954, was upgraded to an international book fair in 1995 and became the “Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF).” I joined the publishing industry in 1995 as a copyright agent, and attended the SIBF for the first time in the same year. It was named an “international” book fair, but there were a few booths from overseas publishers as well as other international publishers or agents that participated as individual guests. Time has passed since then, and this year, the SIBF marked its 29th anniversary.Hosted by the Korean Publishers Association, this year’s SIBF was successfully held in COEX located in Samsung-dong, Seoul, over five days from June 14 to 18. With a history of almost half a century, it proved itself as the hub of the Asian publishing market, and a pillar that pla...
  • VOL.60 / 2023.07
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Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in the U.S.A.

Export Case   Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in the U.S.A. Black Ocean, Lee Young-ju, the 2022 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize for Cold Candies   2023.02.20   The idea for doing Moon Country, the contemporary Korean poetry series at Black Ocean, started around the time Janaka Stucky, the publisher, came to Korea for a series of readings and literary events in 2017. Along with the editor Carrie Olivia Adams, we decided we’d like to publish work that stood on its own, but also would be in conversation with the other Black Ocean titles. So that is why we set out to publish edgy, avant-garde, contemporary work published in Korea within the last 25 years or so.The series’ name comes from the famous poem and book Moon Country Mischief (the title of a Korean book: 『달나라의 장난』) by Kim Soo-young. A goal we have is that we want these books to challenge national literature discourses, we want to invite readers to inhabit these books...
  • VOL.55 / 2023.02
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Korean and Japanese Publishers Join Hands

Export Case   Korean and Japanese Publishers Join Hands The Joy of Working Together   2022.12.05   Jinbocho, located in Tokyo, Japan, is famous for being the center of bookstores. About 130 old bookstores are lined up, and bookstores ? both big franchises and independents ? can be easily found in every alley. Old bookstores on the first floor set out a little table in front of them every morning to display books, and the alleys are soon crowded with people looking to buy books. This place has many publishing houses as well. People say Jinbocho has become famous as a hub for bookstores because there have been many educational institutions in the area since the 1600s. In addition, many prominent universities still exist in this region. As such, Jinbocho is a town of 100-year-old bookstores and publishing houses.I myself am writing books, running a bookstore, and working as a book broker in this town where writers, producers, and readers all naturally gather around....
  • VOL.53 / 2022.12
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2nd Week, May 2023

Best Sellers   2nd Week, May 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2023.06.05   Books that deeply observe others’ lives and experiences caught the eyes of readers in May across various genres. First up, in the midst of the self-help book craze, writer Song Hee-Gu, who drew attention with the Story of Department Head Kim, Who Has a House in Seoul and Works at a Large Company (Seosamdok) series, returned with a new title My Rich High School Friend. Featuring a story where the protagonist reunites with a successful friend and gets a glimpse into the secrets of success in his life, the book freshly took the format of a novel while being a self-help book. Meanwhile, the book Lee Ji-Sung’s 10,000 Kilometers is non-fiction that talks about the journey of a North Korean defector, which is not commonly known among the public. This book tells the story of North Korean defectors’ harrowing escapes from their country through the eyes of ...
  • VOL.59 / 2023.06
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#Travel in Korea

#K-Book   #Travel in Korea KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.02.20   Man of Facts and Woman of Feelings 1. Publication Details   Title | Man of Facts and Woman of FeelingsSubtitle | An Opposite Couple’s One-Month Travel in South KoreaAuthor | Hakgu Jeong, Sukyeong LeePublisher | HappybookmediaPublication Date | 2021-12-13ISBN | 9788998079451No. of pages | 304Dimensions | 150 * 220   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Kwon KyoungokEmail | doheene@naver.comPhone | +82-051-555-9684   3. Book Intro   Since meeting at a newspaper company and getting married, this agile couple have been busy going on road trips - even after their children were born. Always with an excuse of having to see the world, they are travel enthusiasts who have been all over the country and even all the way to Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Then their dream opportu...
  • VOL.55 / 2023.02
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Foreign Agency on Publishing K-Books in Other Countries in Cooperation with Korean Agency

Export Case   Foreign Agency on Publishing K-Books in Other Countriesin Cooperation with Korean Agency   2022.10.04   Amid an unprecedented wave of interest in Korean content, through my agency, I have the privilege of helping children’s, YA, and crossover Korean books across all genres to spread beyond Korea’s borders and into new markets outside of Asia. Korean fiction for adult readers is gaining significant attention and experiencing a real boom in many Western markets, including English, French, Spanish, German and Italian. But children’s books are lagging behind that trend, perhaps because publishers often look for familiar settings that they think parents and children will recognise and identify themselves more easily within. But the movement toward a more diverse publishing list is reaching across all reading ages and helping open up catalogues to more and more works in translation. As a result, many of the Korean titles I have sold were t...
  • VOL.51 / 2022.10
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A Diplomat’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes   A Diplomat’s Pick   2022.10.04   “Yeonhaengnok (燕行錄)” is a very special collection of Korean travel literature. Marco Polo’s The Travels of Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta’s Rihla, and monk Hyecho’s Wang Ocheonchukguk Jeon are travelogues about the writers’ trips to other countries, but Yeonhaengnok is different from typical travelogues as it is a journal about diplomatic activities. The book is a well-organized, systematic travel journal written by former diplomats of Korea cumulated over a long period of time. It is very unlikely to find something of its kind anywhere in the world except in Korea. One of the best-appraised Yeonhaengnoks in Korea is The Jehol Diary written by Park Ji-Won as he returned from China in 1780.     The book The Jehol Diary (Green Bee) is a travel journal of events that took place over a 3,500km round trip of the Joseon diplomatic corps, as they departed from Seoul...
  • VOL.51 / 2022.10
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Fandom and Publishing

Topic   Fandom and Publishing Trend in the Korean publishing market in 2022   2022.09.05   I have talked with a number of editors from publishing companies about “profitable books.” They all said, “The results are mostly determined by how influential the author is. How many readers it can attract is also one of the key points of signing a contract.”While fewer people are reading books, more people hope to write books today. So, among the manuscripts flooding in, the writers who sign the contract at the end are those who are influential. The marketing capacity of the publisher is indeed important. But, in this market where capital decides the marketing power, it is more likely that you must bring in “people that don’t read” to make a book go best seller. Thus, it is clear that a publishing company prefers to publish books by those with a strong fandom, created before publication.      ...
  • VOL.50 / 2022.09
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Sail and Anchor: A Publisher of Depth and Sensuous Books

Korean Publishers   Sail and Anchor: A Publisher of Depth and Sensuous Books     2026.07     The independent publisher “Sail and Anchor” is a house that publishes books as deeply memorable as its own name. The books from Sail and Anchor instantly capture the eye, containing writings that are both beautiful and profound. From books with keen insights into easily overlooked everyday subjects to titles introduced for the very first time in Korea, they publish works that leave a lasting impression on the reader’s heart—including The Chronicles of Monami 153, The Unknown Grandmother, The Book of Zero, and Captive Stones. In this issue, we aim to examine the unique book philosophy and vision that only Sail and Anchor can showcase.         Q. The name immediately catches the eye. Why “Sail and Anchor”? Please explain the origin and meaning behind the name. &nbs...
  • VOL.96 / 2026.07
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#Self-Esteem

#K-Book   #Self-Esteem KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2022.10.04   A Society That Fabricates Self-Esteem 1. Publication Details   Title | A Society That Fabricates Self-EsteemSubtitle | Finding Our True Self-Esteem Through Psychological StudyAuthor | Tae-hyung KimPublisher | galmaenamuPublication Date | 2018-01-08ISBN | 9788993635874No. of pages | 240Dimensions | 152 * 225   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Cha YunoEmail | yuno.cha@grb-agency.comPhone | +82-2-2676-2201   3. Book Intro   These days, books about self-esteem have become best sellers in succession, and people are looking for ways to respect themselves without desperately seeking the recognition of others. Why do so many people get distressed and suffer regarding the issue of self-esteem? Is it true that low self-esteem is a personal problem?Why are Koreans obsessed with self-est...
  • VOL.51 / 2022.10
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