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Why are overseas buyers ordering just one copy of 100,000 different Korean books?

Foreign companies have approached Kyobo, Yes24 and others seeking one copy of each title, raising concerns among Korean publishers and booksellers that the firms intend to use them to train AI.

2026.10.15

Book sales related to 'The Odyssey' jump sevenfold ahead of Nolan's film release

Kyobo Book Centre said that sales of books with "Odyssey" in their titles in July rose 595.5 percent from the same month last year.

2026.8.3

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Only Han Kang's fictional works outsold Keigo Higashino's in Korea over the past decade, according to Kyobo

Kyobo Book Centre also credited the Japanese mystery writer, who recently died, for increasing Korean readership in the genre.

2026.7.29

Books on the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) that have recently surged in sales due to the box-office success of ″The King's Warden″ [KYOBO BOOK CENTRE]

Joseon history book sales skyrocket on 'The King's Warden' box office success

As the film “The King’s Warden” nears the milestone of 10 million viewers, its box-office success is spilling over into bookstores, significantly boosting sales of books related to the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).

2026.3.4

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Students visit Kyobo Book Centre, Korea’s largest bookstore chain, in Gwanghwamun, Jongno District, central Seoul on March 3 to buy books ahead of the new school semester.

2025.3.3

Kyobo Life Insurance headquarters in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. [KYOBO LIFE INSURANCE]

Kyobo Life Insurance gets greenlight to enter Myanmar

Kyobo Life Insurance will be able to start selling insurance products in Myanmar by the end of next year after receiving business approval from the Myanmar government, the company announced Monday.

2020.9.28

Chairman and CEO of Kyobo Life Insurance Shin Chang-jae [KYOBO LIFE INSURANCE]

Kyobo head named president of Youth Games committee

Kyobo Life Insurance Chairman & CEO Shin Chang-jae was appointed as president of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics organizing committee, the company announced Thursday.

2020.9.3

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kyobo

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Only Han Kang's fictional works outsold Keigo Higashino's in Korea over the past decade, according to Kyobo

Joseon history book sales skyrocket on 'The King's Warden' box office success

Back to school

Kyobo Life Insurance gets greenlight to enter Myanmar

Kyobo head named president of Youth Games committee