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Korean Publishing Market’s Trends in 2024 and Outlook for 2025

Knowledge Korean Publishing Market’s Trends in 2024 and Outlook for 2025 2024.12.02 Trends in 2024: Questioning life, fandoms, and Nobel Prize in Literature Philosophy and psychology books have dominated the Korean publishing market, with Reading Schopenhauer at Forty (Uknowbooks) topping the overall bestseller list through August. Also, 11 of the 30 bestselling fiction titles in the first half of the year were “rebound” titles, meaning they were published more than 10 years ago. In addition, the nonfiction category returned to growth after 4 years of decline, and the cases of books becoming bestsellers after being recommended by celebrities increased.Reading Schopenhauer at Forty has continued to grow in popularity this year after being featured on a TV entertainment series last year. The autho...

VOL.77 / 2024.12

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Korea Today and the Charm of Korean Culture

Special Project [English Books in Korea ①] Korea Today and the Charm of Korean Culture 2024.06.03 I’m pleased to be able to introduce the English edition of my book about Korea through this interview. This is because such an opportunity does not come around often, and because through this, I can draw the attention of the industry and readers in this harsh climate where the number of English books about Korea is decreasing rather than increasing.One keyword that automatically comes to mind when you think of English books about Korea is “Kinokuniya” bookstores in Japan. I was literally overwhelmed by the number of English books about Japan that I saw at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Japantown, San Francisco, US. On the other hand, the number of English books published in Korea is far too little, and the fields are focused on culture and language, with very few on economics, society, practical skills, and people. What’s more, the number of titles is shrinking.M...

VOL.71 / 2024.06

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Warm Hope in a Cold City

Book Trip [Into the Book ⑧] Warm Hope in a Cold City Jongno-gu, Seoul: What’s still with us today 2024.03.11 One Hundred Shadows As I thought Mujae was somehow looking shady when he said, “Don’t follow shadows,” I strained my eyes and looked again, and there was a sunshower falling like a spider’s web. Hwang Jung-Eun’s first full-length novel, One Hundred Shadows (Changbi), is the story of Eunkyo and Mujae, two characters working in an electronics store in the center of the city. The cold cityscape and the old, desolate electronics mall are the backdrop of the novel, but the two protagonists’ youthful love story is what makes this novel so appealing, with just the right amount of heaviness and lightness. Also, the story of “shadows” in the title is not to be missed - the unrealistic occurrence of shadows rising up on their own is v...

VOL.68 / 2024.03

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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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Autumn: Democracy Reflected in the Pages

Best Sellers Autumn: Democracy Reflected in the Pages Bestseller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of September, 2025 2025.10.02 September 15 is the International Day of Democracy, designated by the United Nations. Coincidentally, Korea’s September book market also saw the spotlight fall on works that reflect a strong desire to safeguard democracy. At No. 1 on the overall bestseller list for the second week of September was About Goodwill by Moon Hyung-Bae, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea. Once a scholarship recipient of the well-known philanthropist Kim Jang-Ha, Moon gained public attention in April when he published a book. In this new essay, published after his retirement, he reflects on the lessons of “Adult Kim Jang-Ha,” who taught that true gratitude should be given back to society rather than to individuals. Meanwhile, author Kim Cho-Yeop’s The Double-Sided Shell entered the list at No. 4 i...

VOL.87 / 2025.10

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#Sea

#K-Book #Sea KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2024.08.05 A MARITIME HISTORY 1. Publication Details Title | A MARITIME HISTORYSubtitle | Humanity’s Great JourneyAuthor | Jou KyungChulPublisher | Humanist Publishing Group Inc.Publication Date | 2022-01-24ISBN | 9791160807844No. of pages | 976Dimensions | 140 * 210 2. Book Intro Reinterpreting the entire human journey from prehistoric times to the near future from the perspective of the sea, this book reveals aspects of human history that cannot be covered from the point of view of continental civilization alone. It infinitely expands our landlocked gaze through the understanding of “maritime mankind” who spread out over the sea, lived by the sea, and fought on the sea.History so far has focused too much on continental and agricultural civilizations. Was the ocean, which covers 71% of the Earth’s surface...

VOL.73 / 2024.08

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Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ② History Publication

Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ② History Publication 2020.03.02 The publication industry is “a mirror called record” that reflects the society. The publication of history-related books that are the archive of time and space connecting the past and the present is a clear indicator that shows Korean society’s interest in history. By looking at the published titles, best seller trends, and newly emerging trends, you can see where the current publishing market is and where the intellectual desire of readers is heading to.Historically, Korea has undergone long turbulent generations due to its geopolitical location in East Asia and invasions by surrounding powers. Until World War II in which liberalization was the greatest task, ethnic identity was very strong, and during the Cold War, a historical awareness that the two Koreas should overcome division and pursue reunification settled down.According to the statistics of the Korean Publi...

VOL.20 / 2020.03

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South Korea's Imprint System in Publishing

South Korea's Imprint System in Publishing 2019.10.07 Most well-known South Korean publishers have several imprints (independent brands under the same publishing house). This number can go up to double-digits for large publishing houses, while smaller publishers' number of imprints is usually in the single-digit range. Imprints are a way for publishers to expand their publishing range as well as the size of their business and improve profits. Around 2005, the number of imprints grew rapidly in South Korea, and this trend was led by Woongjin Thinkbig, which managed more than 30 imprints at one point. They had a publishing system where they would recruit well-known people from the industry, like directors or editors, give them high wages and place them in charge of imprints. After looking at their performance for two years, the company would decide whether to extend their contract or not. In addition to Woongjin, Minumsa, 21st Century Books and Wisdom House, which...

VOL.16 / 2019.10

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Modern Korean Art

Special Project [Book × Art] Modern Korean Art 2023.12.04 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. Until the end of the 19th century, Joseon was a nation unknown to most of the world. This is because it strictly limited its interactions with other countries, only sending envoys and emissaries to its neighbors, China and Japan. It was not until the 1880s that Joseon began to establish trade deals with the US and other Western nations in Europe. The country eventually became a colony of Japan in 1910, the victor of the ...

VOL.65 / 2023.12

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2nd Week, March 2024

Best Sellers 2nd Week, March 2024 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2024.04.01 March in Korea is the month that signals the arrival of spring and the start of a new school year. It is also a time for blooming flowers, new friends, and fun memories. The bestseller list is also filled with exciting new titles. For example, Gangster Grandmother in Hospital, the No.2 bestseller in the 2nd week of March, is an essay by Yang Yoo-Jin, a 1M creator named “Bbangthug,” filled with heartfelt stories. Even during its presale period, the book was enthusiastically welcomed by subscribers, taking it to the top of the bestseller list. In the book, she reveals that she is suffering from an incurable disease called lupus, yet she captures her daily life in a playful and lighthearted way, drawing expectations from readers.The No.8 book, From Good Sentence Structure to Punctuation!, is written by Lee Soo-Yeon, a teacher at the “Ko...

VOL.69 / 2024.04

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