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#K-Book   #Growth KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2024.11.04   Aro and the Complete World 1. Publication Details   Title | Aro and the Complete WorldAuthor | Kim HyeJinPublisher | Baram BooksPublication Date | 2004-10-20ISBN | 9788990878113No. of pages | 528Dimensions | 148 * 210   2. Book Intro   New fantasy for upper-level elementary school students!This adventure story features an ordinary girl, Aro who gets transported inside a book and travels through twelve countries on a quest to find a copy of a book that tells the story of the “Complete World.” The writer’s imagination paints a picture of twelve countries that are each distinctive and fascinating. In addition, the writer gives birth to unique characters whose internal minds are captured in meticulous detail.Aro is just an ordinary girl, like any other children, but through this adventure of constant challen...
  • VOL.76 / 2024.11
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2024.11.04   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 : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA         ...
  • VOL.76 / 2024.11
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Audiobooks: Issues and Future Developments

Audiobooks: Issues and Future Developments   2021.05.03     Recent issues surrounding audiobooks   The voice service provided in announcements, news reading services, or e-book devices uses TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology that converts written letters into sound. As it has no accent and cuts the sentence in weird places, we have to track what it said while listening to the voice. Recently, as more people read books while traveling, e-books are transforming into audiobooks. Most people wish to hear a human’s voice when listening to one. The audiobook market is growing rapidly, but the production time, cost, and technological limitations have been slowing progress down. However, as the A.I. (artificial intelligence) voice synthesis technology is now being applied where it can process natural language, synthesize voices, and recognize the context, listeners can feel as if a real voice actor or actress is reading the story. If this technology becomes capable of expres...
  • VOL.34 / 2021.05
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Audiobooks in Korea: Users and Service Providers

Audiobooks in Korea: Users and Service Providers Service and Content Providers in Busy Days with Market’s Growing Interest in Audiobooks   2021.04.05     In the previous March edition, we talked about the audiobook industry's current status in Korea and its prospects in 2021. Consumers and service providers play a pivotal role in expanding the market and business opportunities. Furthermore, it is meaningful to witness how they interact with each other in the audiobook ecosystem contributes to the industry’s healthy growth and maturity. In this April’s edition, let’s find what behaviors audiobook consumers have shown to the market.   Recently-made audio content enabling interaction among provider and users, providing a new-level of “experience”.   As the pandemic is not showing any signs of abating, more people are enjoying audiobooks at home instead of going to bookstores or libraries. In the previous edition, we introduced how “Wela...
  • VOL.33 / 2021.04
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Layers of Korean Beauty

New Books   Layers of Korean Beauty   2024.10.07                       A Clear definition of “Korean beauty” in “K-Art” - Layers of Korean Beauty   With the heightening reputation of Korean culture around the world, a new paradigm called “K-Art” has emerged.But how can we define “Korean beauty” in “K-Art”?To the question, “What is Korean beauty?” the book Layers of Korean Beauty by curator Ahn Hyun-Jung answers, “The unique vibrancy of Koreans that has lived and prospered in this land.”   Divided into sections on ceramics, calligraphy, crafts, and architecture, cultural heritages are matched with contemporary artists and are organized in an interview format; the book Layers of Korean Beauty develops readers’ “visual taste” for Korean beauty.With 26 artists discussing 26 of Korea’s most iconic cultural treasu...
  • VOL.75 / 2024.10
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2024.10.07   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 : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA         ...
  • VOL.75 / 2024.10
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Major Affairs in Korean Publishing Policy in 2021

Major Affairs in Korean Publishing Policy in 2021   2021.03.08     Last year had been a particularly tough year for the Korean publishing industry due to several issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the bankruptcy of Interpark Song-in Books Corp., fixed book price policy, the Cloud Bread writer’s loss in a lawsuit, and several other incidents that violated the freedom of publishing. Various policies are also scheduled to change in 2021 including a revision of copyright law, which is expected to transform the publishing environment. While it is highly important to narrow down the difference in ideas and find a way for coexistence regarding cases that have many interests entangled in the publishing and cultural industry, it seems that such cases will take place quite often this year. This section covers significant affairs related to the law revision currently under discussion and publishing policies.   For cases where many interests are intertwined, it...
  • VOL.32 / 2021.03
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Korea’s Training Programs for Publishers Today and Tomorrow

Korea’s Training Programs for Publishers Today and Tomorrow   2021.02.08     1. The early establishment of educational organizations for cultivating talented publishers   The paradigm surrounding planning, editing, producing, and marketing in the publishing market is changing with the rapid transformation of the publishing environment. With the coexistence of the old and modern trends in the market (e-books & paper books or audiobooks, analog & digital, and traditional media & smart media), “publishing” has become a key medium for developing and bridging new content. As we are living in the era of a cultural economy based on knowledge-intensive industries that create original content for the cultural content industry, cultivating talented publishers that are capable of understanding the attributes of content and consumers’ desires has become a key factor in developing the publishing industry. Considering this trend, the importance of train...
  • VOL.31 / 2021.02
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Tax & Accounting Issues in Korea’s Publishing Industry

Tax & Accounting Issues in Korea’s Publishing Industry   2021.02.08       Recent trend in the Korean publishing market   Looking at the overall trend in the history of the Korean publishing market, paper books had been taking the center for a long time. However, e-books or the “e-book market” emerged, and today, publishers are having a greater interest in exporting copyrights of publications. This phenomenon has led to reduced demand for physical facilities, spurring the establishment of single-person publishers and small-sized publishing companies. This article covers tax and accounting issues related to the publishing industry in Korea.     Tax structure related to publishing in Korea   The types of tax imposed on publishers running a business in Korea are as follows:   1. Value-Added Tax (VAT) Publishing companies are primarily VAT-exempt business entities. However, more publishers are expanding their business to selling products ...
  • VOL.31 / 2021.02
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#Sports

#K-Book   #Sports KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2024.09.02   Geography As Seen Through Sports 1. Publication Details   Title | Geography As Seen Through SportsAuthor | Choi JaeheePublisher | Humanist Publishing Group Inc.Publication Date | 2021-10-04ISBN | 9791160807141No. of pages | 216Dimensions | 135 * 200   2. Book Intro   This book looks at 15 different fields of sports such as soccer, surfing, rock climbing, paragliding, and marathons from the perspective of geography. Difficult concepts such as valley winds and temperature inversion layers are transformed into interesting stories through questions such as: “What kind of wind do we need for paragliders to fly higher and faster?” “How high can paragliders go?” The movements of the Earth’s crust during the Paleozoic Era were influential in forming Europe’s professional soccer league, while the Himalayan Alp...
  • VOL.74 / 2024.09
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