[Yes24 Bestseller] 15-Year Veteran Elementary Teacher's Vocabulary Lesson Book Ranks 5th
[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] In the first week of November, the comprehensive bestseller chart on Yes24 was topped for the fourth consecutive week by the 2023 consumer trend forecast book "Trend Korea 2023," which is set to soar even higher. "Father's Liberation Diary," a warm reflection of the times from author Jeong Ji-a, held the second place for four weeks straight. "Uncomfortable Convenience Store 2," released as a 200,000-copy commemorative autumn edition, climbed two spots from the previous week to rank third, while the novel "Harbin," depicting the passionate time of the human An Jung-geun, settled at fourth place.
"Teacher Lee Eun-kyung's Elementary Vocabulary Calendar 365," which contains various vocabulary from elementary literature, rose to fifth place. According to Yes24's data, 72.8% of buyers were in their 40s, followed by 23.3% in their 30s. Shin Eun-ji, PD in charge of home and family at Yes24, said, "Perpetual calendar products in the home and child education category are gaining attention. Among them, 'Teacher Lee Eun-kyung's Elementary Vocabulary Calendar 365,' created by Lee Eun-kyung, a 15-year veteran elementary school teacher and mother of two, is designed to help children learn vocabulary one sentence a day without burden, showing high sales. As social interest in vocabulary skills has recently increased, it seems to be the choice of many parent readers concerned about improving their children's vocabulary skills."
This week, popular new children's educational comics appeared in the rankings. The seventh story in the domestic original fairy tale series "Manbok's Rice Cake Shop," which has surpassed one million cumulative sales, "Langlang Brothers Rice Cake Shop," rose to sixth place, highlighting new characters. The steady seller "Magic Hanja Characters 55," loved by 20 million readers, ranked 11th. Professor Jeong Jae-seung's science fairy tale series "Jeong Jae-seung's Human Exploration Report 10," which explains the reason for "empathy" from the perspectives of neuroscience and psychology, placed 15th.
New Japanese manga titles with solid fanbases also attracted attention. Eiichiro Oda's "One Piece 103" and Aida Iro's "Jibaku Shonen Hanako-kun 18 (Special Edition)" ranked 10th and 12th respectively, while the limited edition "My Hero Academia 36 + 2023 Calendar," featuring a 2023 calendar and illustration board as limited bonuses, ranked 19th in pre-orders.
Meanwhile, the essay "How to Deal with the Emptiness of Life" by Kim Young-min, a political thought researcher and columnist at Seoul National University, was published on the 31st and rose to 13th place this week. The book explores how to live with the emptiness of life that comes to us the moment we realize that both wealth and fame are as fleeting as bubbles.
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In the eBook category, the topic-specific speaking training book for OPIc preparation, "English That Opens Your Mouth November 2022 Issue," took first place, followed by Seoul National University's Consumer Trend Analysis Center's 2023 forecast "Trend Korea 2023" at second place.
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