SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The summer’s record-setting heatwave has finally subsided, the air swiftly chilled, and with brisk morning breezes, autumn is finally at hand. In Korea, autumn is referred to as the “Season of Book-Reading”. But amidst an abundance of technological distractions and with difficult economic times discouraging household consumption, the idea [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Short messages that are popular on social media such as Facebook or Instagram are now being published as a book. Aurum, part of the Munhakdongne Publishing Group, recently published a book called “A Storytelling Woman” written by Cho Yumi. Cho has gained fame by posting short, poetic messages on Facebook [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of novels in May spiked after Han Kang’s win of the Man Booker International Prize for her novel The Vegetarian. Online bookstore Yes24 revealed Monday that May sales of novels increased by 58.6 percent from its average monthly sales until April this year. Domestic novels accounted for 46.9 percent [...]
CHEONGJU, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In an era of rapidly advancing technology, a book can feel like a relic of the past. In an effort to contradict this modern-day perception, the Korea National University of Education organized a special book-reading event. During this overnight proceeding, students spent 12 hours in tents installed inside the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Selection said Thursday it has published an English language book on court paintings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to introduce more Korean culture and tradition to foreigners. The 170-page book on court paintings, the first part of the series “Visual Korean Heritage,” features the beauty of various court [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –As walking along Cheonggyecheon, a stream that runs through downtown Seoul, you meet many used bookstores where books are piled up like towers. Now only 25 bookstores remain, unlike 200 in their heyday, 1960s through 1970s. Moreover, there are only about 100 secondhand bookstores in the Seoul metro area. Although [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The total number of books published last year was 43,146, with the total number of copies reaching 8.65 million, according to the Korea Publishers Association. As these are figures the association collected based on the books submitted to the National Library of Korea and the National Assembly Library [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 21 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent survey, Korean adults read 9.2 books a year, less than a book a month. However, students read much more books than adults, albeit the books are mostly for their study. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism conducted the survey on the [...]