The top spot for integrated e-books and audiobooks goes to ‘Reading Schopenhauer at Forty’,
(Provided by Millie’s Bookshelf),
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Yang Saerom = Novels received the most love in the first half of this year. There was a trend of seeking fundamental solutions rather than warm comfort. ‘,
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, “Reading platform Millie’s Bookshelf announced the ‘2024 First Half Reading Trends’ with such content on the 19th.”,
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, ‘In the top 100 most popular books in the first half of this year, novels accounted for the largest share, followed by humanities and self-development books. ‘,
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, “In the e-book category, ‘Reading Schopenhauer at Forty’ took the top spot by surpassing 200,000 units in my bookshelf, followed by ‘I Am the Security Guard at the Metropolitan Museum’, and ‘Seino’s Teachings’ in the top rankings.”,
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, ‘There were notable changes in reading trends. While in the past, books containing warm comfort or sincere encouragement were popular, recently there has been a stronger tendency to seek fundamental and scientific solutions. ‘,
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, “As a result, books on mental care based on neuroscience such as ‘When You’re Depressed, Your Brain Wants Optimization’ have risen to the top ranks.”,
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, “There has also been a phenomenon of deep diving into a single field called ‘Digging’ in the reading field. There is an interpretation that there is a stronger tendency to actively explore the author’s other works or sequels rather than stopping at one work.”,
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, “In fact, the new work of the bestseller ‘Uncomfortable Convenience Store’ author Kim Ho-yeon, ‘My Don Quixote’, surpassed about 42,000 units in my bookshelf as an e-book on Millie’s Bookshelf just a month after its release.”,
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, ‘The audiobook category also showed a similar trend to e-books. ‘Reading Schopenhauer at Forty’, which topped the bookstore this year, and ‘Seino’s Teachings’ which has been consistently popular since its release, and ‘Uncomfortable Convenience Store’ ranked in the top 3.’,
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, “This indicates a clear tendency of busy modern people who value ‘time efficiency’ to access popular bestsellers as audiobooks.”,
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, ‘It is also noteworthy that the self-development field, previously thought of as exclusive to the 2030 generation, garnered high popularity across all age groups. ‘,
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, ‘Humanities also showed strong presence in audiobooks. Audiobooks dealing with the thoughts of classical philosophers such as Plato, Nietzsche, and Adler gained popularity, and audiobooks providing a wide range of humanities knowledge received much love.’,
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, “An analysis of members’ audiobook usage patterns revealed the highest utilization rates were in the early morning from 7 to 9 a.m. and in the evening from 9 to 11 p.m. However, in the morning commute, self-development books such as ‘Dale Carnegie’s Human Relations,’ and ‘Trend Korea 2024’ ranked high, while during the bedtime hours before sleep, ‘Uncomfortable Convenience Store’ volumes 1 and 2, popularly known as national healing novels, ranked 1st and 2nd.”,
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, “Millie’s Bookshelf analyzed that members are pursuing a lifestyle that focuses on self-improvement for ‘God’s creation’ in the morning and relaxation and contemplation for ‘sweet sleep’ at night.’
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