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Banyawol Station Building Small Library and Dongchon Station Building Small Library

Book Trip   [Korean Libraries with Themes ④] Banyawol Station Building Small Library and Dongchon Station Building Small Library A Unique Library Alongside Choo-Choo Railways   2022.09.05   “Railways” and “trains” are two words that excite and thrill some of us. One cannot talk about the many geeks around the world without mentioning railway geeks. This article introduces Banyawol Station Building Small Library and Dongchon Station Building Small Library located in the Daegu Metropolitan City of Korea to the railway geeks who visit extraordinary railways and trains wherever they are. In fact, the two libraries used to serve as stations, but were later renovated into libraries, attracting a number of visitors. Embodying a stream of Korea’s modern history, the “Small Libraries”* have been designated as the No. 270 and No. 303 Modern Cultural Heritage sites of Korea, and they are also popular among citizens. Let us take you on a book trip to ...
  • VOL.50 / 2022.09
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The Korean Book Importing Success Story of Diamond, a Japanese Publisher

The Korean Book Importing Success Story of Diamond, a Japanese Publisher   2021.07.05   Why Diamond acquired the publication rights of the book, I Almost Lived Too Hard   It was April 2019 when I heard about the book I Almost Lived Too Hard (Woongjin ThinkBig) (Japanese title: あやうく一生懸命生きるところだった). As soon as I saw its appealing title and theme, I was convinced that it would also sell in Japan. Books related to emotional sicknesses such as depression and stress were trending in the Japanese publishing market around that time, and there was already the atmosphere among the public that the book’s topic of “not living to the fullest” might be accepted. As I also had a time when my mind was very distressed, I wanted to present this book to people with “exhausted minds.”Besides, it was around that time that another bestselling Korean book, I Decided to Live As Myself (Woods of Mind’s Books) (Japanese title: 私は私のままで生きることにした) began ...
  • VOL.36 / 2021.07
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Hanbit Media

Hanbit Media Publishing professional and practical books that are worth it   2021.06.07   What defines a good book? Everyone has their own yardstick for selecting good books, but one thing in common would be that “good books” have all been a good teacher that provided insights and lessons. In this aspect, Hanbit Media is a publisher that makes good books. It not only offers answers to questions but also enables the readers to make use of them. Hanbit Media, mainly specialized in the IT field, was established in 1993 when computers began to spread out across the country, and computers and PC communication were anticipated as one of the bright future industries. Almost 30-years-old today, Hanbit Media has become a mid-sized publisher in Korea. We asked CEO Kim Tae-Heon about the path Hanbit Media – which actively tries to identify and reflect readers' needs – will walk in the future.       Please introduce Hanbit Media to overseas publishers.   Establis...
  • VOL.35 / 2021.06
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