Millie's Library Members' Choice... No.1 is 'Trend Korea 2023'

'Trend Korea 2023' No.1
Health, Communication Skills, and Social Etiquette Books Popular for Year-End

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Professor Kim Nando's Trend Korea 2023 took first place in the ‘November Library Pick by Millie’s Library Members.’ The audiobook version of this content ranked 6th. Yeokhaengja, which contains the life comeback formula of YouTuber Jacheong, an icon of self-made success, ranked 7th. Leverage, a technique to make capitalism work for you taught by a millionaire, and Giant Impact, a prediction of global economic hegemony by the country’s top economic journalist, ranked 13th and 32nd respectively.

Interest also focused on health-related books. Nietzsche to Read at Forty, which seeks answers on how to love the present moment, ranked 4th, and the diary book A Shining Day, That’s Today, containing 100 questions to find oneself, ranked 8th. A Shining Day, That’s Today is a book by an author who worked as a clinical social worker for 25 years, designed with questions to help readers focus on their inner selves and open up their true feelings. It has received praise from overseas readers and became an Amazon bestseller. Additionally, The Sadness of Young ADHD, which contains comfort and reconciliation by writer Jeong Ji-eum, diagnosed with adult ADHD, ranked 11th.

With the increasing year-end parties approaching, books on conversation skills and social tactics are also popular. Notably, the audiobook The Dignity of Conversation, which introduces effective conversation methods easily applicable in daily life during the Ontact (online face-to-face) era, ranked 10th in November’s library. Let’s Speak Comfortably, by announcer Lee Geum-hee, sharing her 33 years of speaking attitude and skills, entered the rankings within a month of publication. Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, known worldwide as the ultimate human relations bible with 60 million copies sold, ranked 14th.

Meanwhile, Millie’s Library’s bestselling healing novels maintained high rankings in November, solidifying their status as steady sellers. The Millie’s Library original work Welcome to Hyunamdong Bookstore ranked 2nd again last month, with the same-titled audio drama featuring actors Oh Yeon-seo and Lee Soo-hyuk also receiving love. Uncomfortable Convenience Store and Uncomfortable Convenience Store 2, which started gaining word of mouth on Millie’s Library and became bookstore bestsellers, recently surpassed 1 million cumulative sales, drawing attention again and ranking 3rd and 5th respectively.

Kim Tae-hyung, Head of Content Business at Millie’s Library, said, “Because the platform tracks members’ reading activities in real time, we can understand readers’ recent interests based on data. In November, the year-end atmosphere of reflecting on the past year and preparing for the new year was clearly reflected in reading.” He added, “We will continue to provide meaningful data for the development of the publishing industry and the expansion of the reading population, and based on this, we will offer content that readers will enjoy.”