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2023 Publishing Statistics & 2024 Publishing Market Outlook

Publishing Industry 2023 Trends in the Korean Publishing Market and 2024 Forecast 2024.01.02 2023 Trends: Growth in self-help, comics, and parenting books As the COVID-19 pandemic turned endemic in the spring of 2023, travel books saw a resurgence in popularity. The popularity of anime such as Slam Dunk has led to increased sales of manga, and popular YouTubers have joined the publishing market using manga characters. In addition, books by popular writers for grown-up readers, such as physicist Kim Sang-Wook, have been transformed into children’s educational comics. * K-Book Trends Vol. 42 ? Go to the interview of writer Kim Sang-Wook In addition, despite recording the world’s lowest birth rate, the popularity of books on raising children in Korea has increased. While the market for marriage,...

VOL.66 / 2024.01

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Korean Libraries’ Various Book-reading Activities and Cooperation Efforts with the Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry Korean Libraries’ Various Book-reading Activitiesand Cooperation Efforts with the Publishing Industry 2023.11.06 Libraries are public service organizations that are easily accessible to anyone in their daily lives when it comes to reading activities. The Korean Library Act also defines a library as a place that contributes to the promotion of reading culture based on library materials. After the Korean government designated 1993 as the “Year of Books,” the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and publishing organizations carried out vigorous campaigns to promote reading among the public. They pushed for the enactment of the “Reading Promotion Act (tentative title)” as a basis for more systematic and continuous promotion. In the process, as discussions progressed with the library community, the Li...

VOL.64 / 2023.11

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2025 Korea Picture Book Award

Info 2025 Korea Picture Book Award Announcement of the Winners and the Awards Ceremony 2025.10.02 The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) have organized the 2025 Korea Picture Book Awards for Korean picture books to continue flourishing on the world stage. Following are the winners of the 2025 Korea Picture Book Awards and information about the awards ceremony. Winners Grand Prize ? Fiction: A DOT, A LINE, AND A BIRD (written and illustrated by Zo-O, published by Changbi Publishers) ? Non-fiction: What Wonderful Beetles (written and illustrated by Kim Yoo-Dae, published by Iyagikot publishing) Special Prize ? The Boy Who is Crazy About Flower (written and illustrated by Kim Dong-Sung, published by Borim Press) ...

VOL.87 / 2025.10

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.10.02 Abba Communication Ltd. Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts. Focused Subjects LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation Contacts ? Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA ? Han-gyul GoE-mail : abba@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707...

VOL.87 / 2025.10

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2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Picture Books

Publishing Policy 2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Picture Books 2023.11.06 2020-2022 Bestsellers: Korean Picture Books.Let’s see which books have been loved by children, and which books have caught the world’s attention! 2020 1 Magic Candies 2 The Bath Fairy 2 Carrot Kindergarten 4 Moon Sherbet 5 The Strange Mom 6 Cloud Bread ...

VOL.64 / 2023.11

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Bookshelves are Going into TVs!

Publishing Industry Bookshelves are Going into TVs! The collaboration of picture book content andIPTV companies seen through the case of the “Digital Book Service” 2023.10.04 The background and purpose of expanding publishing content into IPTV content The logo of U+ Kids Service serviced by LG U+ In 2017, LG U+, the company I’m working for, launched a service for children for the first time called “U+ Kids Service.” The biggest challenge we faced while preparing the service was the difference between what children want to watch and what parents want to show them. In fact, when I interviewed customers, I often heard, “When we started raising children, we got rid of the TV at home and put a bookcase in the living room in place of the T...

VOL.63 / 2023.10

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#Economy

#K-Book #Economy KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.09.04 The Hidden Economics of Convenience Stores 1. Publication Details Title | The Hidden Economics of Convenience StoresAuthor | Goyangi Dabang (Cat Caf?); Jeong YeonsookPublisher | Bear Books Inc.Publication Date | 2023-06-30ISBN | 9791158364113No. of pages | 120Dimensions | 165*220 2. Book Intro The Hidden Economics of Convenience Stores is an educational book designed to be easy and engaging and aims to introduce young readers to the economic concepts hidden within the familiar setting of a convenience store.The story revolves around Baeknyangi, a white cat with a profound love of convenience stores. Whether it’s just to gaze at the salmon roll cake that he longs to buy or to complete a school assignment, Baeknyangi has made it a habit to stop by the convenience store every day. His frequent visits l...

VOL.86 / 2025.09

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.09.04 Abba Communication Ltd. Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts. Focused Subjects LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation Contacts ? Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA ? Han-gyul GoE-mail : abba@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-21...

VOL.86 / 2025.09

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Today and Future of Korean Digital Publishing

Publishing Industry Today and Future of Korean Digital Publishing 2023.08.07 The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 has also brought about major changes in the digital publishing industry. Most importantly, it accelerated the AI digital textbook project, which nobody knew when it would gain a boost. It was also the trigger that facilitated digital transformation and digital convergence in the publishing industry.The digital publishing industry in Korea has been developing for the past decade through continuous transformations. The iBooks Store - an e-book distribution market launched by Apple and Amazon Kindle ? Amazon’s self-publishing service opened a full-fledged e-book publishing market in Korea. Many digital publishing start-ups joined the industry. There, major issues in the publishing industry were ...

VOL.61 / 2023.08

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#Vacation

#K-Book #Vacation KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.08.04 The Summer of a Mole 1. Publication Details Title | The Summer of a MoleAuthor | Kim SangkeunPublisher | SAKYEJUL PUBLISHING LTD.Publication Date | 2022-08-05ISBN | 9791160949599No. of pages | 56Dimensions | 221*247 2. Book Intro A friendly saying by grandma opens the beginning of the summer in a long time. In the forest where a mole family lives, many animals are ready for the summer vacation. The mole also leaves his boring work ? digging the ground- behind, and heads towards somewhere for vacation. Then, he meets his first destiny under the shade of a tree. He thinks he is sitting on the ground, but it turns out to be the back of a turtle. The sweet mole has decided the sea is today’s destination as the turtle is accompanying him to help him...

VOL.85 / 2025.08

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