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KPIPA hosts the 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair

Publishing Policy   KPIPA hosts the 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair   2023.03.13                   Meet K-Book Content Outside Korea! - The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) hosts the 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair   KPIPA has been running the Visiting Book Fair with an aim to expand the export of K-Book content, reinforce global competitiveness and support its advancement into new overseas markets, taking a step forward from the current export market limited to certain languages.   The Visiting Korean Book Fair primarily supports the export of Korean publishing content through online video conferences with new international market participants and local B2B book fairs.   Host regions and schedule for 2023 Country(Region) Japan(Asia) France(Europe) Thailand(Southe...
  • VOL.56 / 2023.03
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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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Current Employment Status in the Korean Publication Industry

Publishing Industry   Current Employment Status in the Korean Publication Industry   2022.12.05   The “2020 Content Industry Statistics (2022.3.)” report published by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism provides various statistics from the status survey conducted in 2021 on the overall content industry. With the latest statistics available today, it is the only document that shows the current situation of the publishing industry in figures, including statistics about the Korean publishing industry.   About 185,000 people are employed throughout the publishing industry, including newspapers and printing   The report shows that the number of employees in the publishing industry reached 185,444 in 2020, which is a 0.5% increase from 184,554 in 2018. This figure covers all publishing-related fields, such as publishing, printing, wholesaling, retailing, online distribution, and renting. To look at the publishing industry in more detail, this numbe...
  • VOL.53 / 2022.12
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MCST Announces the 2022-2026 Publishing Industry Promotion Plan

Publishing Industry   MCST Announces the 2022-2026 PublishingIndustry Promotion Plan Fostering K-Culture through Books and Building a Cultural Powerhouse through Publishing   2022.11.07   “Books” are the core content that has been with humanity for a long period of time. However, the domain of each type of content and the boundary between them have become unclear these days. Today, publishers are not just coming up with publishable content, but are expanding their business into e-books and audiobooks, not to mention other cultural fields such as the film, game, and music industries. As such, the publishing industry takes on different content-based roles, crossing the traditional frontier of “print books.”However, unlike the diversified channels for publishing content, readership is falling every year. People now prefer video services like TV, YouTube, and Netflix rather than books. The average annual percentage of Koreans reading books is 47.5...
  • VOL.52 / 2022.11
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The Adoption of the Public Lending Right, Requiring the Agreement of All Parties in the Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry   The Adoption of the Public Lending Right,Requiring the Agreement of All Parties in the Publishing Industry   2022.09.05   An amendment of the Copyright Act proposed last April by a national assembly member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Kim Seung-Won, garnered the attention of stakeholders in the publishing industry. The amendment was about introducing the Public Lending Right (PLR) to Korea by amending the Copyright Act. The Public Lending Right is the right to be compensated for the expected loss of copyright by owners caused by book lending from libraries, and it is known as the PLR. Thirty-four EU member states adopted the right.   A photo of a public library (Photo taken by photographer Lee Eui Jong)     Copyright Act amendment gained much attention from the publishing industry’s stakeholders   The introduction of the PLR will have a wide range of...
  • VOL.50 / 2022.09
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Seen through Statistics: The Status of Offline Bookstores in Korea

Publishing Policy   Seen through Statistics:The Status of Offline Bookstores in Korea   2022.09.05                             Seen through statistics: The Status of Offline bookstores in Korea.* This article is based on the “2021 Publishing Industry Status Report (as of 2020)”, released by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA).   Sample design and valid responses (Unit: Per unit) Various materials were taken into account for the accurate analysis of primary data as well as for the representation and characteristics of the survey content. ? Survey Population: 1,645 (Criterion: Businesses actually in operation) ? Sample Design: 565 (Criterion: Businesses applied with sample distribution by size) ? Distribution of Valid Cases: 432 (Cr...
  • VOL.50 / 2022.09
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Asian Publishers Week 2025

Info   Asian Publishers Week 2025   2025.07.07   Warm greetings from the Korea Publishers Society (KOPUS)! We are pleased to invite you to the Asian Publishers Week 2025, which will take place from November 4 to 7, 2025, in Seoul, Korea.Under the theme “New Horizons in Asian Literature,” this four-day event will bring together leading publishing professionals from across Asia to explore emerging trends, share insights, and foster meaningful collaboration in the Asian publishing industry.The program will feature a roundtable discussion, an open forum, publishing house visits, and one-on-one business meetings?offering a rich platform for exchanging ideas, showcasing literary works, and building lasting partnerships.   KOPUS will provide the following support for selected participants:   ?  Round-trip economy-class airfare ?  Hotel accommodation (Single occupancy) ?&n...
  • VOL.84 / 2025.07
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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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The Vulnerability of Production Focused on Paper Books

Publishing Industry   The Vulnerability of Production Focused on Paper Books   2022.06.07   The advancement of science has brought development to media, including in variety. Also, as an IT powerhouse, Korea provides easier access to all sorts of content, enabling people across all age groups to enjoy visual fun and entertainment through visual content rather than books. The significant drop in public interest in paper books ? the analog ? can be easily seen in the statistics of the yearly decrease in the reading population.   Reading population and the number of books read per person (2011~2021)   * Source: Statistics Korea (11.17.2021), Social Survey Results in 2021   As you can start a book-publishing business with a relatively small financial basis, the entry barrier is not that high. If you are interested, you can take your first foot in the industry without much difficulty. However, it is at the same time the real...
  • VOL.47 / 2022.06
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Korea Rights Centre to be organized at the 2025 Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Info   Korea Rights Centre to be organized at the2025 Bologna Children’s Book Fair See you at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in spring!   2025.03.10                 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) is running the project, “Participation in Overseas Book Fairs in 2025,” to promote the export of Korean publishing content and support the capacity building of Korean authors and publishers.   Join Korean picture books’ advancement into the global arena at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the biggest of its kind in the world, in March!The “Authors from Korea (Promotion Centre)” and “Korea Rights Centre” will be organized at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair to support Korean picture books’ global advancement, as well as Korean publishers’ and authors’ book export and promotion.   2025 Bologna Children’s Book FairDate: March 31 (Mon.) - April 3 (Thu.), 2025 (4 days)Venue: Bolog...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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