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News of the South Korean Market

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South Korea’s Webtoon Acquires Ebook Initiative Japan

In News by Porter AndersonApril 1, 2022

With a goal of deeper penetration in the Japanese market, South Korea’s Naver/Webtoon subsidiary Line buys Ebook Initiative Japan.

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Book Fair Directors on Ukraine: ‘We Cannot Remain Silent’

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 7, 2022

The leadership of 14 international book fairs in 13 nations agree to suspend contact with Russian state institutions and agencies.

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2021 Watty Awards: An Asexual Romance Takes the Top Prize

In News by Porter AndersonDecember 7, 2021

Winners in the 2021 Watty Awards include stories inducted into the Paid Stories program that allows writers to earn money for their work.

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Wattpad-Webtoon’s Book Group Opens Graphic Novel Imprint

In News by Porter AndersonNovember 18, 2021

The merged Canadian and Korean platforms are expected to generate 12 graphic novels per year in the Webtoon Unscrolled imprint.

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Sourcebooks’ International Rights and Sales: A Booster from Bloom Books

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 17, 2021

A new international rights hit for Sourcebooks, Scarlett St. Clair’s ‘dark fantasy romance’ has just sold into at least eight territories.

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Rights Roundup: Quick Sales for a Vietnamese Conservationist and Her Sun Bear

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonSeptember 17, 2021

Environmental activist Trang Nguyen is releasing her first book for young readers. She and Sorya the sun bear are making rights sales.

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South Korea-Based Webtoon Announces a DC Comics Partnership

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 10, 2021

Webtoon, the platform for user-generated comics content has a partnership to offer new webcomics based on the DC Comics universe.

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South Korean and Italian Publishers Hold a Bilateral Rights Exchange

In News by Porter AndersonJuly 5, 2021

Running through Wednesday, this week’s program of bilateral trade meetings bring together 36 Asian and European publishers.

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Afshin Molavi at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: ‘West to East’

In Feature Articles by Olivia SnaijeMay 27, 2021

The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute fellow speaks with Mina Al-Oraibi about pandemic-era dynamics in the Arab region.

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South Korea’s Naver Completes Its Acquisition of Canada’s Wattpad

In News by Porter AndersonMay 11, 2021

Naver’s US$600 million acquisition of Wattpad is completed as potential competition arrives from Amazon’s new Kindle Vella and Seoul’s Kakao.

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