Aladin Mankwondang (알라딘 만권당) vs Ridi Select (리디 셀렉트) comparison

By starting price alone, Ridi Select (리디 셀렉트) is ₩5,000 cheaper. But price is not everything, so check the highlighted rows in the table below.

Aladin Mankwondang (알라딘 만권당) and Ridi Select (리디 셀렉트) compared side by side in E-books and audiobooks.

CurrencyUSD KRW EUR

Aladin Mankwondang (알라딘 만권당)

Aladin's flat-rate e-book subscription service

Ridibooks' flat monthly subscription for unlimited e-books, relatively strong in genre fiction and comics

Highlighted rows are where they differ.

Item	Aladin Mankwondang (알라딘 만권당)Visit site	Ridi Select (리디 셀렉트)Visit site
Starting price	≈$7.46+ (₩9,900)External source	≈$3.69+ (₩4,900)External source
Free tier	Trial only	Trial only
Partner discounts	Not confirmed	LG U+ Udok ₩3,900 per month (20% off ₩4,900)
Good for	Aladin users People who want an e-book flat rate instead of paper books	People who often read genre fiction or comics on Ridibooks
Type	E-books and audiobooks	E-books and audiobooks
Category	E-books	E-books, Audiobooks
Company	Aladin Communication, South Korea	RIDI, South Korea
Plans	Monthly ₩9,900 single plan (external blog, written 2025-05). Price not confirmed on the official page	Monthly ₩4,900 (external sources: the LG U+ Udok (유독) page and a 2026-07 blog) Current official price not confirmed
Pros	Aladin curation and reading log feature Free first month start button noted Simple single monthly plan	Unlimited e-books focused on new releases and bestsellers Reported to have a good Ridibooks viewer 1 month free for first-time subscribers noted (based on a past promotion)
Cons	Reported to lack audiobooks Price is based on an external source more than 1 year old	Could not confirm the current official price An older external source lists ₩9,900 Some new releases and bestsellers are bought separately

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Prices converted at 1 USD = ₩1,327.84 (2026-10-20). Original price shown in brackets. Taxes as listed by each provider.