Segyesa Contents Group

What Segyesa Contents Group does

Segyesa Contents Group Corp. Ltd. is a privately held South Korean publishing company founded in April 1983 (originally as Chung Han Culture Company, renamed Segyesa in 1988 and Segyesa Contents Group in June 2017) and headquartered in Seoul's Gangnam district. The company operates a selective editorial model, publishing no more than 5 books per year across self-help, business, history, fiction, and leadership genres, with the entire organization immersing itself in each title. Its 35-year catalog includes multiple Korean market bestsellers such as 'Getting More' (Stuart Diamond, 2012 Grand Slam across 7 major Korean bookstores), 'The Shack' (over 100 printings in Korea), 'The Power of Pictures' (Kim Seon-hyun), and the Seol Min-seok historical series covering the Joseon Dynasty and Three Kingdoms.

Name

Segyesa Contents Group

Legal name

Segyesa Contents Group Corp. Ltd.

Website

https://segyesa.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Segyesa Contents Group is a privately held South Korean publishing company that selectively publishes up to 5 books per year across self-help, business, history, and fiction genres, serving Korean general readers, students, and exam-preparation audiences through major bookstore chains and digital media extensions via its Eightpoint (8.0) subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Book Print-on-Demand (Fiction & Nonfiction) (MPAJANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

E-book Subscription & Bundling Services (MPAJAMAB)

Keywords

• Korean book publishing
• Translated literature
• Digital content publishing
• Self-help books
• Author lectures

Headquarters

HQ city

Yeoksamdong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Book Publishing and Sales: Core revenue stream from publishing Korean and translated books across genres including self-help, history, fiction, and leadership. Publishes no more than 5 books per year, maintaining high editorial focus. Revenue generated through bookstore distribution and direct sales.
2. Digital Content Products: E-books, mobile applications, audiobooks, and SNS-based lecture content derived from published titles, extending reach beyond physical books into digital-first formats.
3. Merchandise and SCM Sales: Sale of branded merchandise through the company's SCM (Segyesa Contents Merchandise) e-commerce storefronts, offering lifestyle and brand-related products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Segyesa Contents Group is a South Korean publishing company that publishes Korean and translated books across self-help, history, fiction, and leadership genres, capped at five titles per year. Beyond print books, the company extends its intellectual property into e-books, mobile applications, audiobooks, video, lectures, and SNS-based content via its media subsidiary Eightpoint (8.0). It also sells branded merchandise and runs author events and public lectures as demand-generation activities.

Product overview

Segyesa Contents Group is a Korean publishing company that has operated for over 35 years, publishing high-quality books across various genres. The company operates under a unified publishing brand 'Segyesa (세계사)' and has expanded into a content group with multiple offerings including books (Book), electronic contents (eContents), media, promotion, and SNS content. The company's core product lines include self-help and business books (such as 'How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life', 'Getting More'), illustrated wellness books ('The Power of Pictures'), historical content books ('Seol Min-suk's Joseon Dynasty Records', 'Seol Min-suk's Three Kingdoms'), and literary works including Park Wan-suh's complete collection. The company also maintains a media contents subsidiary called Eightpoint (8.0) for video and digital content production. Their product portfolio spans print books, e-books, audiobooks, mobile apps, and promotional/media events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eightpoint (8.0): Media contents group for video, lectures, applications, SNS content development

Quantifiable outcome

• 『Getting More』 achieved Grand Slam — 1st place in all 7 major Korean bookstores simultaneously
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Musign (뮤자인)coreTechnology or IntegrationMusign served as the development partner for Segyesa's award-winning 2018 website redesign. The new content-centric homepage was developed by Musign following a company-led philosophy of treating the website like a book — meticulous planning and internal team involvement rather than outsourcing the entire project.
• Paris Baguette (파리바게트)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative promotion between 『Power of Pictures 2』 and Paris Baguette, combining art therapy content with the bakery brand for a co-marketing campaign targeting exam preparation audiences.
• Eightpoint Co. (8.0 / 에이트포인트)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSegyesa established Eightpoint (8.0) as a media contents subsidiary in September 2012 to develop cross-format content including video, lectures, applications, and SNS. Eightpoint serves as the publishing and media development arm for multiple Segyesa titles.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Munhakdongne Publishing Group: Major independent Korean trade book publisher publishing fiction, nonfiction, and translated works across a broad catalog — directly comparable in scale and editorial mission to Segyesa's trade publishing operations.
• Gilbut (Gilbut Publishing): Korean publisher of trade, self-development, and educational titles — comparable to Segyesa in focus areas including self-help, leadership, and translated nonfiction bestsellers.
• Minumsa Publishing: Independent Korean publisher known for translated literary works, essays, and humanities titles — comparable to Segyesa's emphasis on high-quality translated content and curated trade publishing.
• Woongjin Think Big: Korean trade and educational publisher with a multi-format, IP-extension approach including books, digital content, and educational media — closely aligned with Segyesa's cross-format content strategy.
• Changbi Publishers: Long-established independent Korean publisher of literary, intellectual, and humanities titles with strong awards pedigree — closely comparable to Segyesa's curated, content-led trade publishing model.

Emerging players

• Kakao Entertainment: Korea's leading digital content platform spanning webtoons, web novels, music, and video — a non-traditional competitor for reader attention and digital content monetization that competes with Segyesa's ebook and SNS content strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Random House Korea (RH Korea): Korean arm of a global publishing group, publishing across many genres at higher volume — a broader incumbent that competes for the same Korean readers but with portfolio scale Segyesa lacks.

Others

• Kyobo Book Centre: Korea's largest bookstore chain and digital book retailer — an important distribution partner and adjacent ecosystem player rather than a direct publisher peer, but influences market dynamics for Segyesa's titles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/segyesa
• Instagraminstagram.com/segyesa_contents_group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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