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Thu, April 15, 2021 | 17:11
Lifestyle
Book sales increase amid pandemic
책 판매량, 팬데믹 속에 오히려 늘었다
Posted : 2021-01-03 12:06
Updated : 2021-01-03 12:06
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Book sales have shown a significant increase amid the pandemic. /Korea Times file
Book sales have shown a significant increase amid the pandemic. /Korea Times file


Amid the year-long pandemic and the everyday need for social distancing, demand for books has increased significantly across multiple platforms.

1년 동안 지속된 팬데믹과 일상에서 요구되는 사회적 거리두기 속에서, 책에 대한 수요는 여러 플랫폼에 걸쳐 상당히 증가했다.


According to Kyobo Book Centre, the largest bookstore chain in Korea, its sales from the period between Jan. 1 and Dec. 6 last year increased by 7.3 percent, compared to the previous year. A major online bookstore YES24 saw an even larger growth of 23 percent in its sales from January to November, compared to the year before.

한국 최대 서점 교보문고에 따르면 작년 1월 1일부터 12월 6일까지의 판매량은 전년도보다 7.3% 증가했다. 대형 온라인서점 예스24는 1월부터 11월까지 전년 대비 23%의 판매량을 보였다.


COVID-19 has brought changes to people's reading habits in different contactless mediums for consuming literature as well, especially in electronics and audio books.

코로나19는 사람들로 하여금 특히 전자책과 오디오북과 같은 다양한 비대면 매체를 활용한 독서 습관에 변화를 가져왔다.


Millie's Library, an e-book subscription service provider, stated the number of its users has doubled since the beginning of last year. According to the audio book platform Welaaa, its number of audio books as well as its users have also surged by 90.1 percent and 394 percent, respectively.

전자책 구독 서비스 업체인 밀리의 서재는 사용자 수가 작년 초부터 두 배로 증가했다고 밝혔다. 오디오북 플랫폼인 윌라에 따르면 오디오북과 사용자 수도 각각 90.1%, 394% 증가했다.


Such change in the demand for books is seen primarily as part of people's interest in developing hobbies that do not conflict with coronavirus restrictions while they stay at home and telecommute.

이러한 책 수요변화는 주로 집에서 머물며 재택근무하는 동안 코로나바이러스의 규제와 상충되지 않는 취미 개발에 대한 사람들의 관심으로 보인다.


Moreover, as students took part in online classes, parents saw the increasing need to fill a learning gap for their children by purchasing education-related books and other essential reading for classes.

게다가, 학생들이 원격수업에 참여함에 따라, 부모들은 교육 관련 서적 및 기타 필수 교재들을 구매함으로써 그들의 자녀들을 위한 학습 격차를 메울 필요가 늘었다고 보았다.


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