I just found out that thereās a library in Paris thatās focused on Asian books that has over 600 books in Korean! And Iām talking mostly novels, with a couple picture books and webtoons. Shipping in France is very cheap (5ā¬ to 7ā¬), although itās probably a lot more expensive for international shipping.
(As an additional note, this bookstore is actually more focused on Chinese, so if youāre looking for Chinese books, they have over 2500 books in Chinese. They also have a respectable selection for Japanese and some other Asian languages as well.)
Their prices including shipping are low. Extremely low. Iām just about to order three books (two childrenās novels and one YA novel) and the total that they gave me is 60ā¬. So only 20ā¬ per book, when I was frankly expecting it to be a lot more expensive. Shipping might be a little more expensive if you donāt live in France (the added shipping cost from Paris to me was 5.90ā¬), but if you live in Europe, itās probably still worth it.
All I had to do was send them an email (in French, but English might work too, itās worth a try) where I put the name and ISBN13 of the books I wanted to order. They responded super quickly too.
Iāll update this post when the books arrive, and do a more comprehensive review on this website, but I think Iāve finally found a ressource that I can use to order whatever Korean books I want without ending up paying crazy prices.
Youāre getting double points! when you buy ridicash right nowā¦ As if I need another excuse to give them money!
There arenāt as many accessible websites to purchase Korean books from compared to Japanese - Iām not sure we need a separate thread for sales like they have, so Iām just posting here. But if anyone has other thoughts, please share!
I was trying to stop myself from buying more books, that just killed my last resolve . But well, considering I was still reading off of the 3 free chapters of ģģø ė°ė, I had to buy it at some point.
A warning however, the extra points are not given to you if you buy your ridicash through the phone app. I just got swindled, so yeah, just donāt do what I did
Howās their app functionality, and have you had any trouble with foreign payment or needed to spoof a local address (like I had to for Amazon JP)?
Side note, while I got my physical order from Kbookstore, shortly after ordering my CC number got stolen. Iād only ordered from Amazon, patreon, and Google besides them recently so Iām kinda leary of ordering again.
Has anyone used Yes24 for ebook also? Iām mostly trying to decide on one or two places, if Iām going to be trapped by a propietary ecosystem.
I havenāt had any issues with Ridibooks - the app is easy to use and I didnāt have an issue paying with my card. You donāt need to provide your address or anything, but if you want to access age-restricted material youāll need to provide government-issued ID (havenāt used this so canāt comment on the process, but I imagine itās straightforward).
That sucksā¦ Just checked and their site doesnāt seem to be there anymore so Iāll delete it from the OP.
I havenāt used any other sites (all the other ones I tried needed proof of Korean residence ), but you might want to check out Google Play Books - itās a nightmare to browse, but if you know what youāre looking for youāll sometimes find it there. The major benefit is you can remove the DRM and save your own copy of whatever you buy.
Huh. I used my VPN on phone to check, and USA loads it but Netherlands and Japan get a 403 forbidden. The site copyright is still 2023 as well which is the year they lost a bunch of customer info. Somethings definitely funny.
I was looking into Naver, and hoooboy.
Thanks! Iāll probably start here since my Korean is still basic.
The phone apps have a markup (kind of hidden in the form of a set price at your local currencyā¦) for the cut taken by the App Store, but the browser lets you pay directly in won and gives you whatever the exchange rate is which may be cheaperā¦another tipā¦
. But well, considering I was still reading off of the 3 free chapters of ģģø ė°ė, I had to buy it at some point.
), but you might want to check out Google Play Books - itās a nightmare to browse, but if you know what youāre looking for youāll sometimes find it there. The major benefit is you can remove the DRM and save your own copy of whatever you buy. 
