SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest online bookseller, Yes24, announced Thursday that President Lee Jae Myung’s book, The People Will Prevail (Ultimately, It’s Up to the People), has been selected as its “Book of the Year,” topping a record-breaking 1.195 million votes cast by readers. The title received 15,788 votes, or 3.4 percent [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Global ransomware cases climbed 17 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, with consumer-facing services bearing the brunt of attacks, according to a report released Tuesday by SK Shieldus, a South Korean cybersecurity company. The firm tallied 1,556 incidents worldwide between April and June. While that marked [...]
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, 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 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Bookseller Yes24 is trialing an autonomous robot at its secondhand bookstore in Busan, the company said on Tuesday. According to the company, the autonomous robot ‘Around’ will be adopted at its Busan store to collect books that have been read by customers. ‘Around’ is a collaboration between Yes 24 and [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Books about the newly elected president of South Korea are selling like hotcakes, with sales of some books up fourfold as public interest in Moon Jae-in is peaking after he was sworn into office yesterday. Among the books, Mon’s autobiography “The Fate of Moon Jae-in” is proving particularly popular, [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean book market is at a crossroads. South Koreans now spend less than ever on books, with the average person forking out just over 16,000 won per month, according to a recent report. While more and more young people turn away from books and divert their attention to [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of 76 small and medium-sized bookstores are ready to open a portal online service to provide various information on books and bookstores as they are struggling to find a way out from financial difficulties, according to publishing industry sources on Tuesday. The Korea Federation of Bookstore Association [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Interstellar, the sci-fi film directed by Christopher Nolan, has attracted 8 million viewers and is projected to exceed the 10 million level in no time. According to the box office figures compiled by the Korean Film Council, its cumulative moviegoer number hit 7,965,644 as of November 29 by admitting [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – As a new government scheme to regulate bookstores from selling their books at excessively discounted prices is set to go into effect, the bookselling industry is busy responding to the change. In order to clear inventories before the November 21 deadline, many online and brick-and-mortar booksellers have gone on bargain sale [...]