South Korea Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/south-korea/ International publishing news and opinion Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:56:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png South Korea Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/south-korea/ 32 32 Interview: Wattpad’s Aron Levitz, and the Demise of Radish https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/interview-wattpads-aron-levitz-and-the-demise-of-radish/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/interview-wattpads-aron-levitz-and-the-demise-of-radish/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 05:13:53 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210720 The president of Wattpad, Aron Levitz looks at the value of 'embracing a community, embracing a fandom."

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/interview-wattpads-aron-levitz-and-the-demise-of-radish/feed/ 0 Radish Announces the ‘Difficult Decision’ To Close https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/radish-announces-the-difficult-decision-to-close/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:35:05 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210432 Less than a decade in action, one of the key 'online literature' serialization platforms, Radish, is to close on December 31.

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]]> ‘Splendid Memories in Seoul’: Guest of Honor Taiwan https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/splendid-memories-in-seoul-taiwan-pavilion-loved-by-korean-audience/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:39:31 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210261 At the Seoul International Book Fair, Taiwan's Guest of Honor Program celebrates the deep connection between these two countries and their readers. (Sponsored)

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]]> Rights Roundup: Seoul’s and Beijing’s Simultaneous Fairs https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/rights-roundup-seouls-and-beijings-simultaneous-fairs/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:33:33 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=209840 Our Rights Roundup carries news of deals on books from the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany, Turkey, and South Korea.

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]]> Taiwan and Its ‘Sensibility’: Seoul’s 2025 Guest of Honor https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/taiwan-and-its-sensibility-seouls-2025-guest-of-honor/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:06:22 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=209747 Six 'thematic zones' showcase 'Taiwan Sensibility,' with 23 authors, 85 publishers, and 550 titles at the Seoul International Book Fair.

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]]> China Bestsellers: Han’s Nobel, and International Fiction https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/01/china-bestsellers-hans-nobel-and-international-fiction/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:45:12 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=205083 In young people's self-help, a November trend was spotted in specialized guidance for male and female teens in China's market.

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]]> Rights Roundup: Korea’s MatchWhale Surfaces for the New Year https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/12/rights-roundup-koreas-matchwhale-surfaces/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:12:49 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=204845 In the week that Han Kang becomes the first Korean Nobel Prize laureate in literature, a new rights guide for Korean literature arrives.

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]]> South Korea’s Webtoon To Release Tactile Digital Comics https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/11/south-koreas-webtoon-to-release-tactile-digital-comics/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:27:45 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=203539 Two Webtoon digital comics series are being produced and released free of charge in Dot Inc's 'Dot Pad' technology for sight-impaired readers.

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]]> KOCCA’s Frankfurt Stand: Seven K-Comics Companies https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/10/on-koccas-frankfurt-collective-stand-seven-k-comics-companies/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:35:55 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=201913 The collective stand from South Korea's KOCCA will present seven K-comics companies at Frankfurter Buchmesse this month. Sponsored.

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]]> Rights Roundup: On the Road to Frankfurt 2024 https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/09/rights-roundup-the-road-to-frankfurt-2024/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:12:56 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=200902 Our Roundup lists rights deals on titles from South Korea, France, Frankfurt Guest of Honor Italy, Norway, Germany, and the UK.

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