SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In the wake of Stephen Hawking’s passing yesterday, book sellers are reporting a sharp rise in sales of published literature written by the late British physicist. Major book store chain Kyobo Book Centre said sales had jumped thirtyfold as of 5 p.m. yesterday (120 books) compared to the day [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Major bookstore chain Kyobo Book Centre’s podcast Nangman Bookstore disclosed that an analysis of sales records of world classics publisher brands from 2008 to last year found that Hermann Hesse’s “Demian”, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” and Nikos Kazantzakis’ “Zorba the Greek” topped the most-sold list. Readers in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Novels were a popular selection among readers this year, while interest in politics and feminism were reflected in book sales as well. On bestseller lists from both Kyobo Book Centre (Kyobo) and Yes24 disclosed on December 4, the top three spots were taken by books that had been so-called [...]