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Current Employment Status in the Korean Publication Industry

Publishing Industry   Current Employment Status in the Korean Publication Industry   2022.12.05   The “2020 Content Industry Statistics (2022.3.)” report published by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism provides various statistics from the status survey conducted in 2021 on the overall content industry. With the latest statistics available today, it is the only document that shows the current situation of the publishing industry in figures, including statistics about the Korean publishing industry.   About 185,000 people are employed throughout the publishing industry, including newspapers and printing   The report shows that the number of employees in the publishing industry reached 185,444 in 2020, which is a 0.5% increase from 184,554 in 2018. This figure covers all publishing-related fields, such as publishing, printing, wholesaling, retailing, online distribution, and renting. To look at the publishing industry in more detail, this numbe...
  • VOL.53 / 2022.12
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2025.05.07   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.82 / 2025.05
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Publishers’ Book Clubs

Publishing Policy   Publishers’ Book Clubs   2022.11.07                     Where the hearts of book lovers gather: Publishers’ Book Clubs   Book clubs are a paid service run by publishers to offer a high-quality reading environment to readers. At book clubs, you can: ? Read books and share opinions with various people ? Find a hidden story in the book that you read ? Purchase merchandise related to the books you read   Read with a loving mind for books, and start a new reading life!We introduce to you various book clubs run by publishing houses in Korea!   Minum Book Club - Share opinions with other readers - Participate in book talks with authors and lectures - Get 3 book-club edition books and 3 giveaway books ...
  • VOL.52 / 2022.11
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Achievements of the “One City, One Book” Movement

Publishing Industry   Achievements of the “One City, One Book” Movement   2022.10.04   Seosan-si selected and nominated Uncanny Convenience Store (Namu Bench) for the general public and A Child Who Climbed over a Wall (BIR) for children as books to read together during the “2022 Pan-Citizen One City, One Book Movement: The Book of the Year Proclamation Ceremony” held in the city hall’s situation room on Aug 10, 2022. In April, citizens of Seosan-si recommended a total of 54 books. The library’s steering committee reviewed the books, and two were nominated as the “Book of The Year.”The book Uncanny Convenience Store is a piece that depicts the joys and sorrows of our neighbors living in this harsh era from a warm and humorous perspective. The novel has a small convenience store on the corner of an alley as its background. Meanwhile, this year’s children’s book was A Child Who Climbed over a Wall, which gives its readers the strength and c...
  • VOL.51 / 2022.10
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Spring Blooms With Books: The Beginning of a New Semester

Best Sellers   Spring Blooms With Books: The Beginning of a New Semester Best seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of March, 2025   2025.04.07   Though climate change is causing more extreme weather events, the season is coming to spring. In Korea, where winter and spring cross paths, it seems like everyone is busy preparing for the new semester after the winter vacation.As if to prove the staying power of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang’s Human Acts has reclaimed the top spot. It wasn’t the only novel that made a comeback. Yang Gui-Ja’s Contradictions, ranked No. 5 in the overall ranking, has been on the best seller list for months, creating a new boom. The novel, which has gone through 132 printings since its first publication in 1998, delicately depicts the life of Ahn Jinjin, a 25-year-old single woman whose life is full of contradictions. Another best seller, Adult Happiness is Quiet, which has been a consi...
  • VOL.81 / 2025.04
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2025.04.07   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.81 / 2025.04
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The Adoption of the Public Lending Right, Requiring the Agreement of All Parties in the Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry   The Adoption of the Public Lending Right,Requiring the Agreement of All Parties in the Publishing Industry   2022.09.05   An amendment of the Copyright Act proposed last April by a national assembly member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Kim Seung-Won, garnered the attention of stakeholders in the publishing industry. The amendment was about introducing the Public Lending Right (PLR) to Korea by amending the Copyright Act. The Public Lending Right is the right to be compensated for the expected loss of copyright by owners caused by book lending from libraries, and it is known as the PLR. Thirty-four EU member states adopted the right.   A photo of a public library (Photo taken by photographer Lee Eui Jong)     Copyright Act amendment gained much attention from the publishing industry’s stakeholders   The introduction of the PLR will have a wide range of...
  • VOL.50 / 2022.09
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Trends in the Publishing Market in the First Half of 2022

Publishing Industry   Trends in the Publishing Market in the First Half of 2022   2022.08.01   People are still reeling from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has swept the world over the past three years. Korea has been rapidly taking actions to return people’s daily lives to how they were before the pandemic. Such efforts can be seen through major terms commonly used in news outlets, such as “endemic” and “post-COVID.” Also, in early June, the Seoul International Book Fair was held at COEX on a large scale after a three-year absence, attracting approximately 100 thousand visitors. What’s more, lectures and autograph signing events of writers that had halted due to the social distancing policy have begun to take place again. It also seems that publications, book sales, and book-related programs are beginning to revitalize.Books related to “endemic” include From Pandemic to Endemic (Dongasia Books), written by researchers at the Institute for ...
  • VOL.49 / 2022.08
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The Winds of Change Blow in Korean Society

Best Sellers   The Winds of Change Blow in Korean Society Best seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 1st Week of February, 2025   2025.03.10   It is the first week of February, and amidst the final bitter cold snap, people have been slowly saying goodbye to winter and looking forward to spring. Although the cold air and piles of snow are still around, the anticipation for the seasonal change grows as ipchun* passes. This is also a great time to get closer to a good book to enjoy the excitement of waiting for spring, and to reaffirm the resolve to read that you had at the beginning of the year. * Ipchun (立春): The first of 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, considered the beginning of spring in Korea   A new title has overtaken Han Kang’s novel at the top of the best seller list after only a few months. The book, A History for Progressives, is a wake-up call to the growing sentiment that is shaking up Korea...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2025.03.10   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.80 / 2025.03
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