The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Publishing Culture Industry Promotion Agency announced that they will hold a 'Visiting Book Fair' in the Czech Republic and Poland from May 12 to 16 to enter the Eastern European market with 'K-books.'
The 'Visiting Book Fair' is a business consultation meeting held annually 3 to 4 times since 2015 for the overseas market entry of domestic publishing content. Last year, it facilitated a total of 609 export consultations by connecting 49 domestic corporations with 108 overseas corporations in Japan, Indonesia, and Spain.
For the first time this year, the 'Visiting Book Fair' will be held in the Czech Republic and Poland. To expand interest in 'K-books,' which have gained popularity in Eastern European countries, a book fair for 'K-books' will be held in Prague, where novels and children's books are strong, from May 12 to 13. This will be followed by export consultations between domestic and foreign corporations at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland, from May 15 to 16.
Fifteen domestic corporations, including Munhakdongne, MiraeN, and Bookgomb, will participate in this event, with Green Book Agency handling export consultations for 100 commissioned books from domestic publishers that cannot participate directly.
In the Czech Republic, 22 companies, including Albatros Media, the largest publishing group in the Czech Republic, and Argo, which has translated and published various Korean literary works such as those by Han Kang and Jeong Yu-jeong, will participate. In Poland, 25 companies, including the leading comprehensive publishing company Znak (S.I.W. ZNAK) and Agora Publishing (Wydawnictwo Agora), will engage in export consultations with domestic publishers.