K-Book Trends -

Search word : "Aladin", Search result : 40

[TREND / TOPIC]

Great places to meet South Korean books Platforms for Korean books 2019.10.07 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) has been managing an online platform since December 2018 through which users outside South Korea can search for Korean published content and use the information. Called 'K-Book', this platform has selected books determined to be well suited for global readers and provides detailed information on those books in English. When it first went online in December last year, it offered 1,147 book entries, and the number has been growing since. www.k-book.or.kr When 'K-Book' first went online in December last year, it offered 1,147 book entries, and the number has been growing since. To maintain sustainable expansion of the K-Book platform, referencing other countries' methods in providing information on publishing content may prove to be fruitful. Countries like the United Kingdom, Fr...

VOL.16 / 2019.10

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

VOL.16 / 2019.10

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

South Korean bestsellers in October

South Korean bestsellers in October Bestsellers at South Korea's biggest online bookstores, Aladin and YES24,KPIPA,K-Book,K-Book Trends,K Book, Korean Book,webzine 2019.11.04 In the third week of October, essay collections that can help make the chillier weather feel a bit warmer found themselves on bestseller lists at Aladin and YES24. Recently in South Korea, essay collections have seen sustained popularity as readers seek them out for comfort in their busy and tiring lives. From a Lone Person to a Lone Person by Lee Byung-ryul and Geulbaewoo's Either Tired or Nothing You Like both made it to bestseller lists with their empathy-filled sentences and words of support for readers. Meanwhile, as the end of the year nears, readers have been paying attention to books that look forward to 2020. At Aladin, Trend Korea 2020 by Kim Nan-do and Seoul National University's research center for life sciences was the seventh bestselling book, and at YES24, Park Jong-hoon's 202...

VOL.17 / 2019.11

[REPORT / COLUMN]

A Society Easily Hurt: Readers In Search of Emotional Essays

A Society Easily Hurt: Readers In Search of Emotional Essays 2018.05.30 A list of bestselling books at times can be perceived as a miniature version of a society. Especially at times like now when far fewer people are buying books, the act of purchasing a book reflects a person's strong want to own a book even at the expense of paying one's hard-earned money. Not only do trendy books sell, but books that accurately secure society's general flow and emotions do well. From that perspective, looking at bestsellers becomes an act of analysis into a society. At present time in 2018, emotional essays are seeing no end to their fame in South Korean bookstores. For industry leaders like Kyobo Book Centre and Aladin last year, the bestselling book in 2017 was Lee Ki-ju's Temperature of Language. The book shows very well the author's career as a speech writer for the presidential office following years as a journalist. Previously, Lee was known for his books o...

VOL.9 / 2018.05

[NEWS / BOOK SUMMARY]

Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation 2018.01 Farewell 1. Publication Details Imprint | SANZINI Title | Farewell Subtitle | Learning about Death Author | Ki-Sook Lee Format | 188*257 Binding | Paperback Pages | 262pages ISBN | 978-89-65454-37-3 2. Contact Name | Haneulbada Park Phone | +82-51-504-7070 Email | ehreh1111@daum.net URL | http://www.sanzinibook.com 3. Marketing Information Issued Copies / Bestselling Ranking | 1,000 copies Topic | Life and death Target Readership | General public Media Review and Advertisement | The study of death deals not with death but with life. ? Psychologist Robert Kastenbaum 4. About the Author Lee was born in Busan in 1950. She retired from her position as professor of family and elderly welfare at Silla Univer...

VOL.8 / 2018.01

[NEWS / PUBLISHING INDUSTRY]

South Korea's Major Online Bookstores

South Korea's Major Online Bookstores 2017.12.01 Online bookstores account for 30 percent of South Korea's total book distribution and sales. The largest bookstore companies of this kind include YES24, Aladin, Interpark and Kyobo Book Centre, which has a large offline base. They are the 'Big 4' and when including offline sales, Kyobo dominates, but when talking about just online book sales, YES24 is the current leader. After ‘Amazon.com’ emerged in the United States in 1995, global online book sales surged sharply and in South Korea, the first online bookstore appeared in 1997. Shortly after in the early 2000s, several more online bookstores entered the foray that had no offline base or store. Their growth over the following decade was astonishing. In 2009, sales reached an aggregate 1 trillion won before peaking in 2011. Internet bookstores have since shown fluctuation in sales repeatedly and this is where some explanation is needed. ...

VOL.7 / 2017.12

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

South Korean bestsellers in August

South Korean bestsellers in August Bestsellers at South Korea's biggest online bookstores, YES24 and Aladin 2019.09.09 As of the third week of August 2019, readers' interest in bilateral relations between South Korea and Japan peaked, largely attributed to a diplomatic rift between the two countries. As a result, Anti-Japan Tribalism rose to become the best-selling book at YES24 and second best-selling book at Aladin last month. Essay collection Why Travel ticked down to third and fourth place in the bestseller lists respectively, but it showed sustained popularity. Other genres that made the bestseller lists last month included novels, essay collections, comic books for children and exam preparation books. Among August bestsellers was a book that was published almost a year ago. Im Hong-taek's 90's Kids Are Coming was released in November last year and despite it not being a new book, it rapidly rose to the higher rungs of the bestseller lists. This was thanks to So...

VOL.15 / 2019.09

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

South Korea's June Bestsellers

South Korea's June Bestsellers Bestselling books at Aladin and YES24, the country's top online bookstores 2019.07.08 The top two bestselling books in the fourth week of June at South Korea's biggest online bookstores were both essay collections - author Kim Young-ha's Why Travel (Munhakdongne) and Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-min's Thoughts While Playing Football (Brainstore). Kim's Why Travel topped the charts thanks to a cover re-design just in time for the summer holidays. The book, released roughly two months ago, has been enjoying steady popularity since. Son's Thoughts While Playing Football is thought to have received a boost after Son recently played in several football matches as a national representative.These two books weren't the only essay collections on the bestseller list for June. According to Aladin, Youtubers Park Mak-rye and Kim Yura's Park Mak-rye, Can't Die Like This (Wisdom House) was the fifth bestselling book in June while in 8th...

VOL.13 / 2019.07

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

South Korea's May Bestsellers

South Korea's May Bestsellers 2019.06.10 A look at the bestseller lists at South Korea's biggest bookstore chains for the third week of May this year shows two Korean authors keeping a strong grip at the top. According to Kyobo Book Centre, YES24 and Aladin, Kim Young-ha's Why Travel (Munhakdongne) and Hong Chun-wook's The History of Money Through 50 Incidents (Rok Media) took the top spots, showing their popularity is still going strong. Meanwhile, Cho Hyun-ah's Yeon's Letters (Sonbom Books) surged quickly in the charts even before its official releasescheduled for May 27, thanks to pre-orders for the book version of the online comic series. This once again reflected the undying demand for online comics in South Korea. As for foreign books, Bernard Werber's Depuis l'au-dela (Open Books) easily found its way inside the top 10 list.When comparing bestsellers among the three bookstore chains, essays were in vogue at Kyobo with Pooh Bear, Happiness Happens Ever...

VOL.12 / 2019.06

[NEWS / PUBLISHING INDUSTRY]

South Korea's publishing industry

South Korea's publishing industry The offline distribution status of South Korea's publishing industry 2017.7.28 From publishers to large-scale bookstores, regional bookshops and second-hand bookstores, South Korea's offline book distribution structure is detailed as it is diverse. This is a close look into South Korea's offline publication distribution structure and the issues surrounding it. Differences in growth per bookstore size According to a biennial survey carried out by the Korea Federation of Bookstore Association, there were 2,116 offline bookstores in South Korea as of 2015. This was 38 percent less than a decade ago when the country had 3,429 bookstores in 2005. The decline was mainly driven by smaller bookstores closing down, whereas the number of larger bookstores over 330 square feet rose 8 percent over the same period from 262 to 283. This outlined the trend that although the headline number of bookstores is on the decline, the physical siz...

VOL.2 / 2017.07

VOL.93/2026.04

SEARCH RESULT