SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Millie’s Library, a South Korean e-book service provider, introduced Wednesday a new feature that tracks the eyes of the reader to enable the user to read an e-book without using both hands. The new feature uses the device’s front camera to track the eyes of the reader, automatically turning [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Best-selling novelist Kim Young-ha chose Millie’s Library, a subscription-based e-book service provider, to release his new work of fiction, “Farewell,” his first novel in seven years. “Farewell,” published last Saturday, is the latest in the “Millie’s Original” series available exclusively on the e-book platform, accessible for a 9,900 won [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s e-book market has been growing while the wider book industry is shrinking, a recent report from a government agency showed Monday. The report by the Publication Industry Agency of Korea about the general condition of the country’s publishing industry showed the industry’s total sales amounted to 7.58 trillion [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans in their 40s made 42 percent of purchases of e-book readers, according to a recent survey on ‘Biscuit Tab’ buyers by Interpark, Korea’s online shopping mall. The Biscuit Tab is Interpark’s equivalent of Amazon’s Kindle, running on Android. And for what purpose did these 40s purchase [...]