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BTS’ ‘Beyond the Story’ Becomes 1st Korean Book to Top New York Times Bestseller List

BTS’ ‘Beyond the Story’ Becomes 1st Korean Book to Top New York Times Bestseller List

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS’ first official book, “Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS,” has topped New York Times bestseller lists. According to the lists released by the U.S. newspaper Wednesday (U.S. time), the English version of the book shot to the top of this week’s bestseller lists for “hardcover [...]

Kyobo Overhauls Bestseller Ranking Scheme to Weed out Book Stockpiling

Kyobo Overhauls Bestseller Ranking Scheme to Weed out Book Stockpiling

SEOUL, Sep. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Kyobo Books announced on September 23 that it revamped its bestseller ranking system to eradicate the habit of stockpiling books to be listed as bestsellers in the publishing industry. The Korea’s biggest bookstore decided to include the cumulative sales volume to overcome shortcomings of the current ranking system, which is [...]