The Yes24 comprehensive bestseller for the second week of March saw "Say No's Teachings" by Say No, a net asset billionaire with assets worth 100 billion KRW, rise from second place last week to first place following its official release on the 2nd. The author, who uses the pen name 'Say No' to shout ‘No!’ to what you believe in and to live properly, compiled writings on wealth and success from over 20 years of various columns into this official 2023 publication.
National mentor Kim Mi-kyung's new book "Kim Mi-kyung's Lessons at Forty" ranked second, and third place was taken by "The 1 Percent Wealthy Person's Rule," a reprint of the legendary out-of-print book by the unprecedented wealthy Saito Hitori. "K Battery Revolution" by Director Park Soon-hyuk, known as the 'Battery Uncle,' ranked fourth, and "Seol Min-seok's Korean History Adventure 24" by 'The Man Who Reads History,' Seol Min-seok, came in fifth.
The bestsellers for the second week of March included many books preparing for a leap forward, such as economic management, investment/personal finance books, and employment preparation books for university students. Direct stock investment guides like "When to Buy, When to Sell, When to Earn" ranked 11th, and "Secrets of Stock Prices" ranked 13th, while economic/industry outlook books such as "K Battery Revolution" at 4th and "Supermassive Threat" at 20th also appeared.
Additionally, with the official start of the March employment preparation season, four books ranked within the top 20 from 16th to 19th place: "ETS TOEIC Official Test Question Book 1000 Vol.3 READING," "ETS TOEIC Official Test Question Book 1000 Vol.3 LISTENING," "2023 Big Star Teacher Choi Tae-sung's Star Korean History Korean History Proficiency Test Advanced (Levels 1, 2, 3) Upper," and "Hackers TOEIC Official VOCA Vocabulary."
In the eBook category, EBS English learning materials showed strong performance with "English That Opens Your Mouth March 2023 Issue" ranking first, "POWER ENGLISH March 2023 Issue" second, and "English That Opens Your Ears March 2023 Issue" third.
In the second week of March, "When to Buy, When to Sell, When to Earn" by 'Eccentric Stock Genius' Kang Young-hyun saw sales surge by 79.55% since its release on the 21st of last month, ranking 11th overall on the bestseller list and first in the economic management investment/personal finance category. Recently, as global liquidity has turned upward and forecasts predict a 'rising market' for 2023, total sales in the stock/securities category have also increased for two consecutive weeks, with growth rates of 8.6% in the fourth week of February and 13.3% in the first week of March.
Notably, "When to Buy, When to Sell, When to Earn" has attracted attention as the ultimate investment bible and practical investment guide revealed by Yeouido's top broker Kang Young-hyun. The main age groups of purchasers were 40s at 37.74% and 50s at 34.45%, making up 72.19% of buyers, with males (73.05%) outnumbering females (26.95%).
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