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The Influence and Application of AI Translators on the Publishing Industry and the Import and Export of Copyrights

Topic   The Influence and Application of AI Translators onthe Publishing Industry and the Import and Export of Copyrights   2024.04.01       AI technology is advancing rapidly and transforming the way we work. These technological developments are affecting many areas of our lives, and the publishing industry is no exception. The use of Neural Machine Translation (NMT), such as Google Translate, which emerged in 2017, as well as Naver’s Papago, DeepL, and Microsoft Translator, is growing dramatically, and the publishing industry is joining this technological trend. Its use is expanding from simple business emails to book introductions, copyright marketing materials, subtitles for book trailers, speech-to-text technology, and more. This means that a fundamental shift in working tools and business structures is taking place. This article examines the influence of AI on the publishing industry from an edito...
  • VOL.69 / 2024.04
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Korea is Now All About Plants!

Special Project   [Book × Plant] Korea is Now All About Plants!   2024.04.01     By their very nature, books are vessels of knowledge encompassing all fields. Endless topics can be written about depending on the material and message. In the [Book × _____ ] series, experts recommend Korean books in their respective fields that you’ve been curious about but had trouble discovering more about. Now, let’s jump into the infinite world of books through the collaboration of books with various fields.     Childhood dreams inspired by the beauty of plants   My first dream in life was to be a botanist. I was only 6 years old - a kindergartener. It was thanks to my mother, who loved to grow plants, and my father, who loved nature so much that he took me on trips whenever he could. The fact that I grew up in the countryside and was always around plants was also one of the reasons why I wanted to be a ...
  • VOL.69 / 2024.04
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Recent Status of Korean Webnovels

Knowledge   Recent Status of Korean Webnovels   2024.04.01         The size and the current status of the market   The webnovel industry, which was officially recognized in 2013 with the NAVER Webnovel Contest, has nearly doubled every year since then - expanding to a market worth 1 trillion won by 2024. It has firmly established itself as one of the pillars of the Korean content market alongside webtoons. Media mixing is actively taking place through the content value chain centered on Kakao and Naver, and this potential has attracted many creators to take on the challenge of writing webnovels full of dreams.According to the “2022 Status Survey of the Webnovel Industry” published by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) in 2023, the number of webnovel users in Korea was estimated at 5.87 million, and th...
  • VOL.69 / 2024.04
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How Book Club Platforms Captivate Readers

Topic   How Book Club Platforms Captivate Readers   2024.03.11   It is the age of communities. From sneaker manufacturers to franchise cafes, companies are putting as much effort into building communities as they are into making things. Gathering loyal fans in one place to generate buzz and feedback has become a proven business strategy in an environment where we are bombarded with information and products. The publishing industry is no exception. Publishers and bookstores are opening cafes and book clubs, creating apps, and publishing newsletters. They reward book club members with exclusive editions of books and merchandise to give them a sense of belonging, or even let them choose the cover design of a new book.Beyond the business strategy of the publishing industry, the importance of book-reading communities is growing every day in the overall book culture ecosystem. There is something contagious about people’s activities. If you are surrounded ...
  • VOL.68 / 2024.03
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Heading into 2026: Comparing the Combined

Best Sellers   Heading into 2026: Comparing the Combined Bestseller Lists of Korea’s Three Major Online Bookstoresfor the 2nd week of December, 2025   2026.01.05   There is a saying that time does not simply pass?it accumulates. Even when daily routines feel repetitive or unremarkable, the experiences we encounter continue to pile up, quietly shaping our lives. For those who look back on 2025 with a hint of regret, it offers comfort; for those who have been running without pause, it feels like encouragement. Throughout 2025, the publishing world moved forward through the quiet, persistent labor of those who worked to create each book, building their efforts piece by piece. Looking ahead to 2026 with the hope that this dedication will yield even greater rewards, let’s take a look at the bestseller list for the last month of 2025.Topping the bestsellers in the final month of 2025 was Minimal Korean History, an introductory and condensed guide to t...
  • VOL.90 / 2026.01
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Moving Into the Final Stretch of 2025

Best Sellers   Moving Into the Final Stretch of 2025 Bestseller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of November, 2025   2025.12.01   As November set in, temperatures began to drop abruptly, and daily swings became sharper. However, it isn’t the weather alone that signals winter’s approach. Bookstores began displaying Christmas ornaments and calendars for 2026, with next year’s planners quietly reminding readers that the end of 2025 is just around the corner. Around this time of year, bookstores always take on a distinctly wintery, year-end atmosphere.This shift was equally evident in the bestseller lists. Literature, which had long dominated the rankings, has retreated, while books forecasting trends for 2026 - already strong in October - continue to gain momentum. Riding the unusual boom in the Korean stock market, investment titles such as PS4’s Meta-Cognition Investing Method and Trend Following with Large-Caps also climb...
  • VOL.89 / 2025.12
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Greeting Autumn After a Long Chuseok Holiday

Best Sellers   Greeting Autumn After a Long Chuseok Holiday Bestseller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of October, 2025   2025.11.03   In early October, Korea observed Chuseok, one of its two major traditional holidays alongside Seollal (Lunar New Year). This year’s Chuseok was unusually long, as National Foundation Day and Hangeul Day followed one after another, giving people almost ten days off. The lingering summer heat extended into early October, but after days of rain during the Chuseok period, cooler air finally arrived, marking the true beginning of autumn. With long rest and steady rain, readers naturally turned their attention to books - befitting the season often called “the season of reading.”The bestseller list for the second week of October reflected the approaching year’s end. Trend Korea 2026 took the No. 1 spot, followed by Money Trend 2026 at No. 4. As the year closes, readers once again...
  • VOL.88 / 2025.11
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The Wisdom to Survive in the Ever-changing World

One-Liner Quotes   The Wisdom to Survive in the Ever-changing World Professional investor’s pick   2024.03.11   Yeom Seung-Hwan is the director of the Retail Department at EBEST Investment & Securities and has worked in securities firms and broadcasted on stock investing. He has written The 77 Most Important Questions for Novice Stock Investors (One & One Contents Group Publishing).     The first book I would like to introduce is Forecast of the Times: Era of Nuclear Individuals (Kyobo Book Center). Song Gil-Young, the writer of this book, is a “mind miner” who reads and interprets the human mind from big data, which is an accumulation of millions of people’s records. He has spent the last 20 years observing people’s daily records to understand the meanings they are looking for, and using them to predict future currents and trends.I chose this book not becau...
  • VOL.68 / 2024.03
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Publishers and YouTube: Current Status and the Future

Knowledge   Publishers and YouTube: Current Status and the Future   2024.03.11         Publishers start their own YouTube channels   When Minumsa first started YouTube in early 2019, YouTube’s influence was already at its peak, with teenagers perceiving it as synonymous with the internet, and creators being at the top of children’s future career lists. In the Korean publishing industry, the term “YouTube-seller” emerged, with books introduced on YouTube becoming bestsellers. Naturally, it became the main task of publishing marketers to find influential booktubers to advertise or endorse new books. In order to proactively respond to this environment, many large and well-funded publishers have started to launch and operate their own YouTube channels.At this point, most publishers’ YouTube channels can be characterized by th...
  • VOL.68 / 2024.03
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KPIPA participates in the 2025 China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF)

Info   For the globalization of Korean children’s books, KPIPA participates in the 2025 China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF)   2025.11.03             The 2025 China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF), which is the biggest children’s book fair in Asia that connects the global children’s publishing network, is set to be held on November 14.   ? Period: November 14 (Fri.) - 16 (Sun.), 2025 ? Venue: Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre   Entering its 12th year, the Fair will feature not only exhibitions of children’s books and content, but also specialized export consultations, conferences, and seminars - a vibrant gathering of diverse industries in the field of children’s culture. It will be a great opportunity to showcase the sensibility and creativity of Korean children’s books in a special place, where the latest trends in ch...
  • VOL.88 / 2025.11
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