SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s offline bookstores, led by large bookstores, saw their 2021 sales rise year on year, data showed Thursday. The nation’s offline bookstores recorded combined revenues of 1.39 trillion won (US$1.05 billion) last year, up 19.5 percent from a year ago, according to a report by local market research [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of neighborhood bookstores has halved in the past 18 years, some have pointed out that measures are needed to revitalize small and medium-sized bookstores. According to data submitted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to Rep. Han Sun-kyo of the Liberty Korea Party, the [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Under a ceiling made of paneled glass that allows the warm rays of the sun to light up the vast emporium, a beautiful, book-brimming space filled with the sound of soft music and people talking in whispers greets all those who come to experience the now famous Starfield Library [...]