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MCST Announces the 2022-2026 Publishing Industry Promotion Plan

Publishing Industry MCST Announces the 2022-2026 PublishingIndustry Promotion Plan Fostering K-Culture through Books and Building a Cultural Powerhouse through Publishing 2022.11.07 “Books” are the core content that has been with humanity for a long period of time. However, the domain of each type of content and the boundary between them have become unclear these days. Today, publishers are not just coming up with publishable content, but are expanding their business into e-books and audiobooks, not to mention other cultural fields such as the film, game, and music industries. As such, the publishing industry takes on different content-based roles, crossing the traditional frontier of “print books.”However, unlike the diversified channels for publishing content, readership is falling every year. People now prefer video services like TV, YouTube, and Netflix rather than books. The average annual percentage of Koreans reading books is 47.5...

VOL.52 / 2022.11

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Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ⑫ Publications of Children’s Books/Teenage Books

Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ⑫ Publications of Children’s Books/Teenage Books 2021.01.04 One of the most active publishing areas in almost any country is children’s books. Many of the children’s books in Korea (for preschoolers and elementary schoolers) have long been focused on education, learning, or cognitive development for its expected roles. However, they are undergoing evolution today as a tool for delivering necessary knowledge and wisdom for kids to actively cope with the world while nurturing their boundless imagination with entertaining elements. Meanwhile, the publishing market for teenagers, which is relatively smaller than children’s books in terms of titles and size, is growing its influence in the market with more various and absorbing topics, not to mention the facilitation of reading education conducted in schools. The teen market is breaking out of the narrow frame of a “generation stuck between child...

VOL.30 / 2021.01

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Projects Supported by the KPIPA in the First Half of 2024

Info Projects Supported by the KPIPA in the First Half of 2024 2024.04.01 “Expanding the opportunity for copyright trades of Korean publishing content.” Projects Supported by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) in the First Half of 2024. KPIPA has been providing various support by participating in book fairs in Korea and abroad to promote the excellence of Korean publications and further expand their reach in overseas markets. #Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF)Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF) is Korea’s largest book festival! SIBF 2024 will be held to strengthen the international competitiveness of the Korean publishing industry and boost publishing networking at home and abroad! KPIPA runs programs for participating publishing houses and supports promotional activities for SIBF 2024. • Date: June 26-30, 2024 • ...

VOL.69 / 2024.04

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Killer-content Exhibition at the 2024 Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Info Killer-content Exhibition at the 2024 Bologna Children’s Book Fair Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024, BCBF 2024.03.11 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) has been running the “Killer-content exhibition at international book fairs” project to promote high-quality Korean publishing content and boost copyright export. This April, we open the “Killer-content Exhibition” at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the biggest book fair for trading copyrights of children’s books! 2024 Bologna Children’s Book FairPeriod: April 8 (Mon.) - April 11 (Thu.), 2024 (4 days)Venue: Bologna Fiere * Scheduled to be held locally in BolognaHost: Bologna Fiere A variety of interesting programs joined by Korean writers await you all, at the Killer-content Exhibition prepared by KPIPA!Participate in various valuable programs at the book fair, attended by more than 1,400 pu...

VOL.68 / 2024.03

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Integrated K-Book Platform

Integrated K-Book Platform 2020.07.13 Introduction_English Introduction_Chinese Introduction_Spanish The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea presents “Integrated K-Book Platform,” a data archive of Korean Books!Integrated K-Book Platform is now open to help exporters of K-Book copyrights! #Features- Able to search through a total of 12 categories and various hashtags- Able to search Korean authors, publishers, and agencies- Able to send inquiries to publishers and agencies Due to COVID-19, International book fairs including Bologna Children’s Book Fair are turning their eyes to online platforms.KPIPA has jumped in, too! We are planning to utilize the Integrated K-Book Platform and host business 1:1 matching programs to support the export of p...

VOL.24 / 2020.07

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Successful Publication Cases of Korean Children’s Books in China

Export Case Successful Publication Cases of Korean Children’s Books in China The joy of Korean children’s books is explained by “The Magic Elephant Books,”the children’s book imprint of Guangxi Normal University Press Group 2023.12.04 Since around 2000, Korean picture books have developed in a variety of ways, with increasingly rich materials and better illustrations, beginning to have an international presence. This led to a series of Korean children’s books being imported into China around 2010. In particular, the “Survival” series on scientific facts, published in China in 2013, attracted great attention in the children’s book industry and generated huge sales, triggering a boom in Korean book imports in China. Plus, with the winning of the Hans Christian Andersen Awards by Korean writers Baek Hee-Na and Suzy Lee, the fever of Korean book imports continues to this day. * K-Book Trends Vol. 26 – Go to the interview with writer Baek Hee-Na...

VOL.65 / 2023.12

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Killer-content Exhibition at the 2023 Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Info Killer-content Exhibition at the 2023Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023.02.20 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) has been running the “Killer-content exhibition at international book fairs” project to promote high-quality Korean publishing content and boost copyright export.This March, we open the “Killer-content Exhibition” at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the biggest book fair where copyrights for children’s books are most actively traded worldwide! 2023 Bologna Children’s Book Fair Period: March 6 (Mon.) - March 9 (Thu.), 2023 (4 days) Venue: Bologna Fiere * Scheduled to be held locally in Bologna Programs: Copyright trade of children’s books, seminars, and lectures related to children’s books A variety...

VOL.55 / 2023.02

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K-Book Trend in Latin America Seen Through the Chilean Publishing Market

Export Case K-Book Trend in Latin America SeenThrough the Chilean Publishing Market 2022.11.07 When people make a general analysis of Korea, they often use words like “turbulent” and “dynamic.” This is closely related to the modern history of the country. Korea is located in the most unique geopolitical region in the world, and such a condition made Koreans go through many miserable moments in history; its modern history was as if it had been dropped in the middle of the turbulent sea.It is true that the historical and geopolitical environment has made Koreans experience bitter times in history. Still, just like how shells produce beautiful, precious pearls after long years of perseverance, the pain and sorrow gave Korea a rich and profound cultural heritage and a unique sensibility. As a result, you can truly find so many priceless literary works and writers in the country. However, unlike how Korea boasts many novels, stories, and poem...

VOL.52 / 2022.11

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You’re Light

New Books You’re Light 2022.11.07 About the precious “light” that shines the dark world You’re Light Did you know? You are a shining star in this dark, challenging world?A firefighter helping people in an emergency, Volunteers lending a helping hand to those in need, A friend who buried a squirrel they found dead on the street…They are stars, shining stars that care about others and offer them help without hesitation.The light that shines upon us is not from a god or a saint, but from ordinary people around us. A new title using 3D graphics by writer Kang Gyeong-Su, the winner of the Ragazzi Award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair!Embodied in “light,” it is the good will that only human beings can have, which makes humans human. Beautiful light in our heartYou’re LightKang Gyeong-Su, Modnn-yoil Picturebook ...

VOL.52 / 2022.11

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2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award Winner Suzy Lee's Books

Topic 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award Winner Suzy Lee's Books Lee Suzy, Children’s Book Artist, is the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2022.04.04 On March 21, 2022, the winner of the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award (HCAA) given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) was announced at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Lee Suzy from the Republic of Korea was the recipient for illustration of this prestigious award. The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the international prize of distinction that is regarded as the Nobel Prize for children’s literature. It is the highest international honor given every other year to a living author and an illustrator of children’s books whose complete works have made “an important, lasting contribution to children’s literature.” The criteria used to assess the nominations include aesthetic and literary quality as well as the freshness an...

VOL.45 / 2022.04

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