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New Approaches to Education in the Korean Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry New Approaches to Education in the Korean Publishing Industry “It will work out somehow, as we’ve started!” 2023.01.02 The Foundation of the Book Publishing Industry in Korea There are a great many publishing houses in Korea. The number exceeds 70 thousand or falls to 2 thousand depending on how you approach the term “publishing.” Either way, the number is still quite a lot. The reason for this is that Korea has a very simple procedure for setting up a publishing company. All you have to do is declare your company type as “publishing” when registering it. As of the end of last year, the number of firms that reported their type as “publishing” to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism was 71,319, including newspaper and magazine publishers. Among them, 2,026 were “general book publishers (paper media publishing).”1) The number increased to 2,7112) in the report issued in 2019. Also, the Publish...

VOL.54 / 2023.01

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The Gates to K-Books

Publishing Policy The Gates to K-Books 2022.12.05 Meet Korean book content wherever you are in the world! - The Gates to K-Books K-BOOK, an English platform serviced by KPIPA K-BOOK provides: ? Information about authors and publishers ? History of copyright export ? Copyright Contact K-BOOK also offers information about Korean books in English so foreign publishers can get a better grip on data about Korean publications! We would also like to introduce various other websites that promote Korean books around the world! THE KOREA SOCIETY #Stronger Korea-US ties #News about Korean literature A non-profit media organization in the US, run to improve the Korea-US relationship. The newest information in the Korean publishing industry can be acquired in the Literat...

VOL.53 / 2022.12

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A Season When Spring Blossoms Stir the Heart

Best Sellers A Season When Spring Blossoms Stir the Heart Best Seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of April, 2025 2025.05.07 It’s April in Korea, a season full of excitement as spring flowers bloom in cities and nature alike. As people flock to enjoy the short but intense season, more and more readers are turning to books to get in on the fun. Books as colorful as spring flowers have made their way onto the integrated best seller lists for the second week of April. For example, Kim Young-Ha’s new essay A Life, Once, which has been making waves since its release, quickly became the No.1 overall best seller. Kim described the book as “a book that can only be written once in a lifetime,” capturing the thoughts and feelings that Kim has accumulated from deep within himself. Although life is said to be unpredictable, unfair, and disorganized, Kim’s book offers a lighthearted yet sharp look at the only life we have. ...

VOL.82 / 2025.05

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#Children

#K-Book #Children KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.05.07 Somebody Believe the Baby Brush 1. Publication Details Title | Somebody Believe the Baby BrushAuthor | Bo-young Sim; Sang-hyo GilPublisher | BIR Publishing Co., Ltd.Publication Date | 2023-05-30ISBN | 9788949162522No. of pages | 100Dimensions | 148*215 2. Book Intro The pencil case is filled with whispering and talking among the writing tools who are obsessed with their owner Dami. This book brings you three stories of these pencils that will make you laugh!The 1st story_Somebody believes the baby brushIn the wee hours of the night, with its hair soaked in dark ink the little yellow brush must write 1,000 difficult characters. But there’s something else he actually wishes he could be writing!The 2nd story_Wrting & ErasingToday’s social stu...

VOL.82 / 2025.05

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KPIPA Attends the 2025 AFCC as the Country of Focus!

Info KPIPA Attends the 2025 AFCC as the Country of Focus! Korean picture books meet the world 2025.05.07 What is the Asia Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC)?It is Asia’s largest children’s content festival, an international event that brings together stakeholders in children’s and young adult literature, picture books, and content. 2025 AFCCPeriod: May 22 (Thu) ? May 25 (Sun), 2025Theme: DiscoveryVenue: National Library Building, SingaporeOrganizer: Singapore Book Council (SBC) At the 2025 AFCC, the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) will be organizing the Country of Focus pavilion! We will showcase Korean picture books to the world, with exhibitions of the 2024 Korea Picture Book Award and major overseas award-winning picture books, special exhibitions of invited authors, and online book readings by au...

VOL.82 / 2025.05

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.05.07 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.82 / 2025.05

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Spring Blooms With Books: The Beginning of a New Semester

Best Sellers Spring Blooms With Books: The Beginning of a New Semester Best seller Trends in the Three Biggest Online Bookstoresin Korea for the 2nd week of March, 2025 2025.04.07 Though climate change is causing more extreme weather events, the season is coming to spring. In Korea, where winter and spring cross paths, it seems like everyone is busy preparing for the new semester after the winter vacation.As if to prove the staying power of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang’s Human Acts has reclaimed the top spot. It wasn’t the only novel that made a comeback. Yang Gui-Ja’s Contradictions, ranked No. 5 in the overall ranking, has been on the best seller list for months, creating a new boom. The novel, which has gone through 132 printings since its first publication in 1998, delicately depicts the life of Ahn Jinjin, a 25-year-old single woman whose life is full of contradictions. Another best seller, Adult Happiness is Quiet, which has been a consi...

VOL.81 / 2025.04

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2025.04.07 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.81 / 2025.04

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#Death

#K-Book #Death KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.03.10 A Solitary Death is a Social Murder 1. Publication Details Title | A Solitary Death is a Social MurderAuthor | Gwon Jong-hoPublisher | SANZINIPublication Date | 2023-02-20ISBN | 9791168611337No. of pages | 192Dimensions | 135*200 2. Book Intro Living alone, dying aloneThe number of solitary deaths is increasing every year due to changes in the family structure, with a growing number of one-person households and the level of disconnection among people. According to the first survey published in 2022, the number of solitary deaths increased by an average of 8.8% per year from 2017 to 2021. However, compared to the increasing number of solitary deaths, social awareness is extremely lacking, and no effective countermeasures have been developed. The sta...

VOL.80 / 2025.03

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Korea’s Writing Platforms

Publishing Industry Korea’s Writing Platforms 2022.07.04 In the book Writing Space, Jay David Bolter says that writing technologies realize the writing space. In other words, the writing tools, materials used, cultural selection, and social customs significantly impact the writer’s writing style and content. As a result, changes in writers’ works will be more evident in a different environment in the long run. After the Digital Revolution, people write about their daily lives more on screens than on paper, and people are moving from offline to online at an astoundingly fast pace.With changes in writing space, the pathway to publishing books is also changing rapidly. In the past, writers won literary awards, submitted to publishers, or were recommended by acquaintances before publishing their works in paper books. In contrast, writers nowadays increasingly publish their writings on online writing platforms first, get found by editors, and ...

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