Citizens visiting Kyobo Bookstore in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 11th are purchasing books by author Han Kang, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. / News1,
, ‘ After winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, books authored by Han Kang have taken over bookstores at a record sales pace, with survey results showing that people in their 40s are the age group that purchased Han Kang’s books the most.’,
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, ‘According to Yes24’s analysis of the age groups purchasing Han Kang’s books on the 14th, paper books were most purchased by those in their 40s at 35%. People in their 50s followed with 31%, those in their 30s with 15%, and people in their 20s were relatively lower at 7%.’,
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, ‘E-books were most purchased by people in their 30s. The purchase rates were as follows: 30s at 33%, 40s at 24%, 50s at 19%, and 20s at 15%.’,
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, ‘Among paper books, ‘The Boy Who Comes’ was the highest seller, while among e-books, ‘The Vegetarian’ was the top seller. For foreign books, ‘The Vegetarian’ held the top sales rank.’,
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, ‘As of 8 a.m. on the 14th, a total of 310,000 copies of Han Kang’s books (excluding e-books) were sold on Yes24 alone.’,
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, ‘Compared to the period from the 10th to the 13th after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, sales of paper books increased by 2,240 times, e-books by 667 times, and overseas books by 1,600 times.’,
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, ‘In particular, ‘The Boy Who Comes’ and ‘The Vegetarian’ each sold around 38,000 copies on the day after the award announcement on the 11th, setting a new record for the highest daily sales volume for a single book on Yes24.’,
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, ‘It was revealed that author Han Kang, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, was greatly influenced by her father, author Han Seung-won, which has led to a significant increase in sales of Han Seung-won’s books.’,
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, ‘According to Yes24’s data, sales of Han Seung-won’s books from the 10th to the 13th following the Nobel Prize announcement increased by about 54 times compared to the same period before. Titles such as ‘A Person’s Path,’ ‘Han Seung-won’s 108 Writing Secrets,’ and ‘Returning Home by Picking Flowers’ were among the top sellers.’,
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