In 2021, around 16.8 million new issues of children's books were put into circulation in South Korea. While this represents a 12.7 percent decrease from the previous year, it was still the genre with the biggest share of new issues. This was followed by books related to social sciences as well as study books used as educational aids.
Number of new book issues put into circulation in South Korea in 2021, by book genre (in millions)
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Korean Publishers Association. (March 2, 2023). Number of new book issues put into circulation in South Korea in 2021, by book genre (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372815/south-korea-new-book-issues-in-circulation-by-genre/
Korean Publishers Association. "Number of new book issues put into circulation in South Korea in 2021, by book genre (in millions)." Chart. March 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372815/south-korea-new-book-issues-in-circulation-by-genre/
Korean Publishers Association. (2023). Number of new book issues put into circulation in South Korea in 2021, by book genre (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372815/south-korea-new-book-issues-in-circulation-by-genre/
Korean Publishers Association. "Number of New Book Issues Put into Circulation in South Korea in 2021, by Book Genre (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372815/south-korea-new-book-issues-in-circulation-by-genre/
Korean Publishers Association, Number of new book issues put into circulation in South Korea in 2021, by book genre (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372815/south-korea-new-book-issues-in-circulation-by-genre/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of new book issues put into circulation in South Korea in 2021, by book genre (in millions) [Graph], Korean Publishers Association, March 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372815/south-korea-new-book-issues-in-circulation-by-genre/