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For Planet Earth, Where We Coexist

Special Project   [Book × Animal] For Planet Earth, Where We Coexist   2024.03.11     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.     The vegetarian diet is a decision for animal rights and the environment   Vegetarian Diet and Animal Rightsfor Future Generation     It doesn’t seem that long ago that the curriculum for students in Korea started covering animal rights. Especially in a country that went through a period of famine, animals were just a source of foo...
  • VOL.68 / 2024.03
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More and More Chinese Readers Are Starting to Pay Attention to Korean Literature

Export Case   More and More Chinese Readers Are Starting toPay Attention to Korean Literature   2024.03.11   First, let me introduce Xiron Books. Xiron Books is one of the representative brands of China’s mass book companies, and it is also one of the book brands widely loved by readers. Xiron Books always adheres to the value of “good book = social value + cultural value + commercial value” and is committed to providing “good copyright, good content, and good products.” Xiron’s first publication of Korean literature was Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Minumsa), a Korean novel published in simplified Chinese in 2019, which portrays various issues women may encounter through the life of the protagonist Kim Ji-young. In the increasingly heated gender discourse, it quickly became a bestseller.Starting with Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, in recent years, Xiron has established a Korean literature editing studio, publishing The Crucible (Changbi) in 2020, Please Lo...
  • VOL.68 / 2024.03
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#Memory

#K-Book   #Memory KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.11.03   Your Garden 1. Publication Details   Title | Your GardenAuthor | Na HyunjungPublisher | GloyeonPublication Date | 2021-06-24ISBN | 9788992704847No. of pages | 58Dimensions | 209*308   2. Book Intro   Breathing a story into a dry, empty path.A story of bricks in the city sidewalk, with varying shapes and colors. Although the author brings the sidewalk’s life into a place, not of grand creation, but still just a simple path we walk on. Mundane things, a ball, a piece of grass, a cat, and a sewer cover are all things we usually see, but as the writer focuses on these objects, they become more than just objects, but characters with stories and life. The black-and-white pictures drawn with a scratchy pencil are like a potion that leads the reader on a story...
  • VOL.88 / 2025.11
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2025.11.03   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.88 / 2025.11
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A Call for an Evolutionary Level of Imagination: Replacement of Dominant Species

Publishing Industry   A Call for an Evolutionary Level of Imagination:Replacement of Dominant Species Current status of author management in Korea   2024.02.19         Korea’s Greenbook Agency (CEO Toni Shi-Hyoung Kim) was one of the earliest adopters of the concept of author management. It was originally founded in 2006 as an agency specializing in the international trade of publishing rights. All of its executives, including CEO Kim, are former publishing professionals or translators, and the company has completed more than 1,000 copyright deals. In 2017, the company launched its author management business by signing an exclusive contract with Kim Bo-Young, a major Korean SF writer. Since then, it has signed award-winning fiction and non-fiction writers such as Bora Chung, Djuna, Park Seo-Ryun, Kim Hyun-Jin, Shim Wan-Sun, and Kim Joo...
  • VOL.67 / 2024.02
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2023 Publishing Statistics & 2024 Publishing Market Outlook

Publishing Industry   2023 Trends in the Korean Publishing Market and 2024 Forecast   2024.01.02         2023 Trends: Growth in self-help, comics, and parenting books   As the COVID-19 pandemic turned endemic in the spring of 2023, travel books saw a resurgence in popularity. The popularity of anime such as Slam Dunk has led to increased sales of manga, and popular YouTubers have joined the publishing market using manga characters. In addition, books by popular writers for grown-up readers, such as physicist Kim Sang-Wook, have been transformed into children’s educational comics.   * K-Book Trends Vol. 42 ? Go to the interview of writer Kim Sang-Wook   In addition, despite recording the world’s lowest birth rate, the popularity of books on raising children in Korea has increased. While the market for marriage,...
  • VOL.66 / 2024.01
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2025.10.02   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.87 / 2025.10
[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

The End of Summer, or the Beginning of Change

Best Sellers   The End of Summer, or the Beginning of Change Bestseller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of August, 2025   2025.09.04   By mid-August, students’ summer vacations come to an end, and the holiday season for adults begins to wind down. People feel “a sense of reward for having endured the summer heat,” while looking forward to the cool weather of autumn. Yet with climate change and the recurring notion that “this year may be the coolest summer we will have,” the end of summer brings not only relief but also unease. The August bestsellers reflect this ambivalence, featuring both titles that hold steady in the rankings and others that signal the start of change.On the overall bestseller list, Sung Hae-Na’s Honmono continues to firmly hold the No. 1 spot. At the same time, the debut novel Grapefruit Apricot Club by Han Roro?a Korean singer-songwriter who debuted in 2022?draws attention. The novel, which explor...
  • VOL.86 / 2025.09
[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#Economy

#K-Book   #Economy KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.09.04   The Hidden Economics of Convenience Stores 1. Publication Details   Title | The Hidden Economics of Convenience StoresAuthor | Goyangi Dabang (Cat Caf?); Jeong YeonsookPublisher | Bear Books Inc.Publication Date | 2023-06-30ISBN | 9791158364113No. of pages | 120Dimensions | 165*220   2. Book Intro   The Hidden Economics of Convenience Stores is an educational book designed to be easy and engaging and aims to introduce young readers to the economic concepts hidden within the familiar setting of a convenience store.The story revolves around Baeknyangi, a white cat with a profound love of convenience stores. Whether it’s just to gaze at the salmon roll cake that he longs to buy or to complete a school assignment, Baeknyangi has made it a habit to stop by the convenience store every day. His frequent visits l...
  • VOL.86 / 2025.09
[INFORMATION / AGENCY LIST]

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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