SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of books borrowed by students from university libraries plunged last year. The Ministry of Education and the Korea Education and Research Information Service reported that each college student borrowed an average of four books at university libraries last year, a significant drop from the average of 8.3 [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — With a growing number of private investors, demand for books related to investment is also on the rise. Major online shopping mall Gmarket reported a 71 percent jump in sales of books related to stock investment between March 1 and 25, compared to the same period last year. A [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Tuesday that it will keep the current fixed book price system, which is aimed at helping local publishers stay afloat, nearly unchanged but will ease some discount regulations for customers. Under the government-led fixed price system, which was first launched in 2003 and refreshed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Social quarantine measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus are prompting more people to read books. E-commerce giant Wemakeprice reported a 49 percent jump in book sales between July and September. Children’s books for homeschooling, in particular, were also in high demand as more schools have opted for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Strict social distancing guidelines brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have prompted a growing number of South Koreans to read books to pass the time. South Korean online commerce giant 11st reported that sales of e-book readers and tablets jumped by 117 percent between Aug. 30-Sept. 6. Table lamp [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw the addition of 38 new public libraries nationwide last year thanks to the government’s efforts to enhance access to libraries in recent years. According to a recent statistical survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliated Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, the [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic prompting the growing popularity of ‘untact consumption’, the publishing industry is seeing online book sales outstrip offline sales. Kyobo Book Center, the No. 1 online and offline bookstore in South Korea, said Monday that its book sales via mobile and web platforms this year comprised [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The southeastern port city of Ulsan said Thursday it will carry out a project to pay back the price of books purchased by citizens to promote reading. Citizens who buy a book, read it and then donate it to the Ulsan Metropolitan Library within four weeks will get their money [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are taking up reading to pass the time as they are spending more time indoors due to the coronavirus. As public libraries have shut down due to social distancing policy, South Koreans are resorting to digital devices to read e-books or borrow books [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Save the Children, a nongovernment organization for international relief and development, is conducting a “Save with Stories” challenge in which popular stars read fairy tales. The challenge was arranged with a number of South Korean celebrities reading children’s stories out loud to help kids who are home-bound during quarantine [...]