Bookstores determined to stay open in the digital age

Still in business: Nasir arranging books, some that are over a decade old, at his second-hand bookstore on the first floor of Chowrasta Market in George Town. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The books were stacked up high in every corner, crowding every shelf, but bookworms were few and far between.

“Business has dropped by over 80%. There are only occasional visitors from outstation as we are known as an attraction in Penang,” said second-hand book operator Nasir Ahmad.