Young Poong Books (YP Books) is a major
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n book store chain headquartered in
Gangnam-Gu
Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the (Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . A ...
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Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. Along with
Kyobo Book Centre
The ''Kyobo Book Centre'' (, also known as ''Kyobo Mungo'') is the largest bookstore chain in South Korea. It has ten stores in seven cities, with the flagship Main Store, or Gwanghwamun-jeom in Seoul, which is located in the basement of the Kyobo ...
and
Bandi & Luni's, YP Books constitutes one of the three largest book store companies in South Korea.
[http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=112&aid=0002309470 ] YP Books is a subsidiary of the
Young Poong Group
Young Poong Group is a South Korean ''chaebol'' (conglomerate) specializing in the mining, electronics, and book-selling industries. It was established in 1949 and is currently ranked among the 30 largest conglomerates in South Korea.
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List of book stores
This is a list of bookstore chains with brick-and-mortar locations.
In the United Kingdom and many parts of the English speaking world, they are known as "Bookshops" and "newsagents".
In American English, they are called "bookstores", or sometime ...
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Bookstores of South Korea
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