[Yes24 Bestsellers] New Books on 'How to Make Money' Dominate the Rankings

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The number one spot on Yes24's comprehensive bestseller list for the fourth week of July was taken by the screenplay book of the film "Decision to Leave," directed by Park Chan-wook, who won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival. It received great attention as soon as pre-orders opened on the 18th. Among the pre-order buyers, those in their 20s accounted for the highest proportion at 46.4%, with women overwhelmingly making up the majority.

The novel "The Uncomfortable Convenience Store" by author Kim Ho-yeon, which has surpassed 500,000 cumulative sales, ranked second, and the life strategy book "The Regressor" by life hacker Jachang, who achieved financial freedom, took third place. The popular children's Chinese character learning comic series "Magic Thousand Character Classic 53" maintained its fourth place from the previous week, and "European City Travelogue 2" by author Yoo Si-min, which attracted attention as a new work after three years, rose three spots to fifth place.

It was a week where the strong presence of steady-selling novels continued. The novel "Welcome to Hyunamdong Bookstore," by author Hwang Boreum, which depicts sincere and warm stories at a neighborhood bookstore sought by people tired of daily life, ranked tenth this week, and the novel "Farewell," containing reflections by author Kim Young-ha that break the dichotomy of meetings and partings, took eleventh place. The novel "Pachinko 1" by author Lee Min-jin, which is set for a revised edition re-release, ranked twelfth this week through pre-orders.

New books dealing with "how to make money" also attracted attention this week. Real estate investment strategy "Location Sense" by location analysis expert Huh Huh took sixth place, and economic expert Oh Gun-young's "Surviving Inflation," which covers the concept of inflation and investment responses, rose to sixteenth place this week, maintaining a position within the top 20 comprehensive list for nine consecutive weeks. The new book "Bob Proctor's Wealth Conviction," containing secrets of wealth and success known by only 1% of the world, ranked nineteenth this week.

In the e-book category, the essay "The First Day in My Life I Didn't Study," by author Park Sang-young, which tells the story of a first European trip with friends, held the number one spot for two consecutive weeks. Following that, the romantic fantasy novel "The 4% Miracle That Allowed Me to Meet You" by Hirose Mii, set against the beautiful backdrop of Kyoto, ranked second.