SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After new tax regulations came in effect on July 1 that allow book purchases and live performance tickets to qualify as income tax deductions, vendors have seen a notable increase in relevant sales. According to Yes 24, a leading online bookstore, the sales volume of books in the first [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Average South Korean office worker reads 2.3 books and spends 29,000 won (US$25) on books every month, a survey showed Friday. The survey of 935 people conducted by education service institute Hunet, on the occasion of UNESCO’s World Book Day that falls on April 23, said 45 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – One particular social trend finding prominence in 2016 was the “do-it-yourself” movement. In a society that places high importance on group activities, and emphasizes that everything be done “together,” the concept of dining alone, studying alone, or even drinking alone, seemed alien in the past, and these types of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A Christmas tree made of books appeared at the Songpa-gu District Office, Seoul, on Monday, counting down the days left for the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth. Erected in the district office’s main hall, the three-meter tree was made of some 800 books donated by employees and residents. Officials [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Books authored by Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, have grown extremely popular following the announcement of the election results on Wednesday. Some 1,200 units of Trump’s Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again were sold on November 9 alone as the news of the unprecedented [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Public libraries are evolving into what is being referred to as ‘culture development centers’. Local governments are renovating and expanding the facilities to better meet their residents’ changing needs. Article 22 of the library law prompts local governments to appoint ‘central libraries’ that serve as the main libraries in [...]
SEOUL, Feb.10 (Korea Bizwire) – Presales of books, a system which has been adopted as a marketing tactic by publishing companies, is becoming a trend in the publishing industry. The method, which is increasingly popular, promotes new books about to be released, and at the same time draws the attention of readers, often resulting in [...]
YEONGCHEON, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon announced that it will be launching a campaign called ‘Donation Reading, Donation Reader’, which contributes 10 won to savings for every page the cadets read. The collected funds will be used to buy books every quarter, and send them to welfare facilities, sanatoriums [...]