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Sales of books with the keyword uri mal (Korean language) rose 11.2 percent from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 compared with the same period last year, online bookstore Yes24 said on Oct. 7.

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Books on Korean spelling and literacy are displayed at a large bookstore in Seoul on Oct. 7, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Hangul Day. Sales of books with the keyword uri mal (Korean language) rose 11.2 percent from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 compared with the same period last year, online bookstore Yes24 said on Oct. 7. Combined sales of literacy-related books from 2021 to 2025 grew about 100-fold from the previous five years.

Books on Korean spelling and literacy are displayed at a large bookstore in Seoul on Oct. 7, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Hangul Day. Sales of books with the keyword uri mal (Korean language) rose 11.2 percent from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 compared with the same period last year, online bookstore Yes24 said on Oct. 7. Combined sales of literacy-related books from 2021 to 2025 grew about 100-fold from the previous five years.

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