“A guide to Chicago, South Korean style: Thousands of Koreans visit every year; now they can read about the Windy City’s charms in their own language. Medieval Times, anyone?”
Originally, the plan was to give away the first 10,000 copies of “Chicago Guide” — the first Chicago guidebook written in Korean — to Korean cultural organizations in the U.S. and Seoul.
“But the cost was more than we expected, so it changed a little bit,” said Yuna Sung, book contributor and staff reporter for The Korea Daily, which published the book.
Instead, 15,000 copies of the initial print run were given to advertisers and subscribers. Starting in January, the remaining 5,000 guides will be sold overseas in South Korean bookstores by Random House JoongAng, Sung said.
Chicagoland residents, however, can purchase books for $20 at The Korea Daily office in Elk Grove Village. The “Chicago Guide” also can be picked up at Korean Books, 9820 N. Milwaukee Ave., in Des Plaines, or at the store’s sister location in Chicago, 5773 N. Lincoln Ave.
Sung said she didn’t know if there were plans to reprint the guidebook.
