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Koreans Nearly Halve Spending on Books in 2010-2018 Period

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans nearly halved their spending on books over the years from 2010 to 2018 as fewer people picked up the paper medium, data showed Friday. The average monthly spending on books by a South Korean household came to 12,054 won (US$10.40) as of 2018, compared with 21,902 won [...]

‘Solely About Me’ Theme Dominates 2019 Publishing Market

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — “Solely about me” has been the overriding key word for the 2019 publishing market, with several essay collections with the theme selling the highest numbers of copies this year, according to the biggest bookstore chain. Summing up the trend of the publishing market this year, Kyobo Book Center said [...]