Games & Commerce

Naver adds EBS e-books to Plus membership, expands partnership into education content

Naver has expanded the digital content partnerships of its Naver Plus membership to include education e-books, adding EBS e-books as a paid optional service. Members can subscribe to an all-access EBS e-book plan for an additional 9,900 won a month, offering unlimited access to more than 500 e-books plus linked online lectures and a question bank. Naver said it bundled two existing EBS plans and applied a members-only price.

Games & Commerce

Naver says KurlyNmart transaction value grows tenfold in first year

Naver said on Aug. 31 that transaction value at KurlyNmart, its online grocery service run with Kurly, rose about 10 times from the initial level in its first year. The service, launched last September, combines Naver’s shopping user base with Kurly’s product sourcing and dawn delivery. Repeat purchases were led by users in their 30s and 40s. More than 80 percent of transactions came via the Naver Plus Store app.