Indie publisher translates classics in an old kampung house in Melaka

'Many are hesitant due to the lack of significant profit and the potentially tedious nature of the endeavour. However, I believe there's considerable untapped potential in this field. For us at Pipit Press, it's not solely about financial gain,' says Luqman, the founder, regarding the production of Bahasa Malaysia versions of Western classics. Photo: Pipit Press

More and more secondhand bookstores are springing up around Malaysia, but it’s not often that you’d find one tucked inside an old wooden kampung house near the heart of Melaka town.

But that’s precisely what Ahmad Luqman Zahari, 33, is doing – from his great-grandmother’s house in Kampung Mata Kuching, where he is offering a wide selection of vintage and secondhand books.