Category: South Korea
The AI Reader Has Arrived. Korea Understands the New Paradigm. Does Western Publishing?
While western publishers debate AI as existential threat, Korea’s Publishers Association president Kim Tae-heon proposed a licensed data market architecture that protects rights and builds new revenue simultaneously. The strategic divergence has consequences.
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Manta Expands into Manga Market with Kodansha Partnership
Manta expands from webcomics into manga with 400+ Kodansha titles including WIND BREAKER, targeting 19M+ users in all-in-one digital storytelling push.
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South Korea Imposes Mandatory AI-Labelling Of Content. TNPS Asks: Creative Safeguard or Sales Killer?
South Korea’s AI Basic Act forces webtoon platforms to label AI-assisted content, sparking debate over transparency, creativity and reader trust.
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Busan Children’s Book Fair Set For 11-14 December – A Gateway to Korean Publishing Rights
Busan Children’s Book Fair 2025 offers publishing professionals rights trading with 160 publishers from 26 countries and showcases Korea’s award-winning children’s literature.
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Seoul International Book Fair 2025: Taiwan Takes Centre Stage
Deputy Culture Minister Sue Wang has positioned the collaboration as a launchpad for expanded partnerships between Taiwan and South Korea across publishing, television, film, and video gaming industries.
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From Page to Screen: Park Chan-wook Headlines Seoul International Book Fair 2025
Further blurring the lines between artistic forms, the fair will also feature actor-publisher Park Jeong-min and celebrity chef Choi Kang-rok, underscoring SIBF’s commitment to showcasing creativity across media — from prose to plates and film to philosophy.
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South Korea’s navigation of fast-changing markets has lessons for western publishers
As a sub-genre becomes saturated, publishers must pivot to new genres to stay relevant. The current interest in horror and dystopian AI presents an opportunity, but it also comes with the risk of market saturation if not managed carefully.
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South Korea – Expect diminished international representation this year as rift between Korean Publishing Association and Govt. widens
Last year the Korean government raised concerns about the KPA’s alleged poor accounting procedures, and the KPA responded with a defamation claim.
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South Korea – Expect diminished international representation this year as rift between Korean Publishing Association and Govt. widens
Last year the Korean government raised concerns about the KPA’s alleged poor accounting procedures, and the KPA responded with a defamation claim.
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South Korea – 2023’s “unprecedented rise of self-help books”
“Younger readers looking for a compass for life, wealth, success, and wisdom have turned...
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Will western publishers finally wake up to online reading now Amazon and Apple are in the webtoon game?
Imagine if an old School publishing CEO had been in charge of Apple. The iPod, iPhone and iPad...
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South Korea’s International Book Fair at centre of financial scandal as RELX touts profits
Until the UK publishing industry has the balls to get its act together and liberate itself from...
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