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Your Good Sense of Backing in Good Books

Knowledge   Your Good Sense of Backing in Good Books Based on the example of online bookstore Aladin   2025.06.02   Why “Book Fund”?   Online bookstore Aladin’s Book Fund program was first launched in 2012. The initial program allowed accounts to back up to 50,000 won to fund publishing projects. Publishers benefited by being able to raise money for pre-publication production costs, customers benefited by being able to earn up to 130% of their support back as bookstore credit if the book they funded became an overall bestseller, and booksellers benefited by being able to build an early audience of avid readers willing to support in upcoming titles. However, this design could not have a direct influence on the success of the book after publication, as it did not directly link the Book Fund to actual purchases of the book.In 2022, the web novel Return of the Blossoming Blade (Luff Media) was widely publicized in the media for its book f...
  • VOL.83 / 2025.06
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What Comes After Today’s Korean-Style Healing Novels?

Topic   What Comes After Today’s Korean-Style Healing Novels?   2024.10.07   “While the so-called ‘Korean style healing novels’ are selling well these days, trends always change. This craze will be replaced with a new trend sooner or later.” Barbara J. Zitwer, a literary agent working across English-speaking countries, said so in a recent interview. Zitwer is an American who has been exporting Korean literature overseas for about 20 years and is often referred to as a “Korean literature ambassador.” She explains that the phenomenon of Korean-style healing novels being so popular not only in Korea, but also abroad, is something that may change at any time soon. “At first, everyone read pure literature,” she said, “and then the trend shifted to healing novels.” While it may seem that the popularity of Korean literature across all genres has grown on the surface, Zitwer says that international readers switched genres when they got tired of...
  • VOL.75 / 2024.10
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Marketing in Korean Bookstores: Recovered Editions & Book-funding

Publishing Industry   Marketing in Korean Bookstores:Recovered Editions & Book-funding Faster and unlike anyone else   2023.12.04         “Faster and unlike anyone else” - this is a phrase from a popular Korean song. No item is exempt from this rule, but it is a hot topic in the Korean publishing and distribution market. Because of the fixed book price system, price competition among retailers is impossible in Korea. Shipping competition, which was fierce in the early days of online bookstores, has also faded. This is because there is not much difference in the delivery speed between bookstores. Competition for merchandise is still fierce but less so than before for various reasons, including readers’ fatigue with merchandise and rising production costs. So, how can bookstores promote their books “faster and unlike anyone else”...
  • VOL.65 / 2023.12
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2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Fiction

Publishing Policy   2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Fiction   2023.10.04                                 Bestsellers in Korean Fiction from 2020 to 2022Let’s take a look at which books were loved by readers, as well as those that were noteworthy in each year!   2020 1 Dallergut Dream Department Store 2 Almond 3 If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light 3 I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day 5 School Nurse Ahn Eunyoung 6 From Sisun 7 Human Acts 8 Mail from Mailbox No. 110 8 ...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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Literary Awards of Korea

Publishing Policy   Literary Awards of Korea   2021.11.01                             We introduce the major literary awards and award winners that will become sales points for exporting publication rights abroad.     Adult Literature Awards:   Today’s Writer AwardSince 1977, Today’s Writer Award has been providing a wider range of opportunities to younger writers as it is given to the debut publications of writers of Korean novels. • Recent Award Winners: 2020. You-won by Baek On-Yu (Changbi Publishers) 2019. If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light by Kim Cho-Yeop (EAST-ASIA Publishing Co.) and Juliana Tokyo by Han Jung-Hyun (swimmingkul)   Daesan Literary AwardThe most significant Korean literary award is given to works of literature published within...
  • VOL.40 / 2021.11
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Book Funds and Publication

Book Funds and Publication   2021.07.05   From support and cooperation to investment and profit   It is impossible to trace the origin of book funds. They would have existed from the infancy stage of the publishing industry as one of the various ways of publication. Certain stories could be deemed good stories necessary for the world, but for them to be published in the market as a product called books, you need capital. Funds might have been used as a means to raise money. Indeed, the nature of funds in the past would have been closer to support and cooperation (of course, I cannot look into what those fund-raisers had in mind), whereas funds today are more focused on investment and profit-sharing (people might have different thoughts as well but most of the funds I participate in are supportive and cooperative).In the Korean publishing industry, book funds only account for a small proportion, both in terms of attempts and size of investments. It was the early 21st cent...
  • VOL.36 / 2021.07
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The Most Korean is the Most Global

Export Case   The Most Korean is the Most Global   2024.02.19   It is the era of Hallyu, the Korean Wave. Korea’s soft power - movies, dramas, cuisine, literature, and more - is shaking up the world. Following the movie “Parasite,” “Squid Game” and “Pachinko,” which were released on global OTT platforms, global curiosity about Korea expanded. Korea is now one of the major tourist destinations frequented by people from all over the world, and Korean food such as ramen, kimbap, and tteokbokki are considered hip and trendy, and have gained immense popularity around the world. People around the world looking to understand Korea a little better are now seeking to read Korean literature and share Korean sentiments. In response to this demand, major publishers around the world have been actively scanning Korean titles for their markets. The enthusiasm could be felt firsthand at the Korean Pavilion installed at the Frankfurt Book Fair held last Octobe...
  • VOL.67 / 2024.02
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Li Xia

Korean Translator   Li Xia   2023.10.04   Profile   • Korean-Chinese translator • E-mail: 191072@naver.com • Website: https://www.douban.com/people/elois   Education   • Ph.D. in Creative Writing, Dongguk University • MA in Media and Public Relations, Ewha Womans University   Courses   • Completed Special Course on Korean-Chinese translation at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) • Completed the Atelier program on Korean-Chinese translation at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI)   Published Translations   Korean and Chinese covers of If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light   ...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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Kang Bang-Hwa

Korean Translator   Kang Bang-Hwa   2023.09.04   Profile   • Korean-Japanese translator • Professor at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) (literature, video subtitles) • Email: yoshika44@naver.com   Educational Status   • Bachelor of Law, Okayama Shoka University • M.A. in Korean-Japanese Translation, Ehwa Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation • PhD in Creative Writing, Korea University   Translated Literature   Japanese covers of Seven Years of Darkness, Miserable Light, Greenhouse at the End of the Earth, and A Thousand Blues   ...
  • VOL.62 / 2023.09
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The Future of Korean Novels: Gen-MZ Writers

Topic   The Future of Korean Novels: Gen-MZ Writers   2023.02.20   There is a new wind blowing into Korean literature. With the emergence of new media, we hear that literature will soon face its demise every time. However, even in the era of YouTube and Netflix, Korean literature still keeps its blood young with the inflow of new writers. At the center of the new flow stands the so-called Gen-MZ (Millennials + Gen Z) writers, born in the 1980s and 1990s. Gen MZ writers, such as Choi Eun-Yung, Chung Se-Rang, Jang Ryu-Jin, Park Sang-Young, Kim Cho-Yeop, and Cheon Seon-Ran, are highlighted as the future of Korean literature. As the new year 2023 loomed, many publishers released a list of books to be published, which includes Gen-MZ writers' names.   Writer Choi Eun-Yung, Park Sang-Young, and Chung Se-Rang (ⓒMunhakdongne Publishing Group)...
  • VOL.55 / 2023.02
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