you could try and buy volumes used/second hand, they’re usually cheaper than buying new - also, nice ohshc collection

Try mangaprices.com, it's a tool I've been working on to help find cheaper manga for hard to find volumes. It's still in development but you can compare a few bookstores as well as eBay to make your search little easier

Mercari and eBay to buy second hand manga

Or a physical place I go is 2nd and Charles if you have one near you (also used)

Ebay and fb marketplace

Look around.

The others gave some good suggestions, but don’t forget to check locally too. I’ve gotten some amazing scores at local anime/comic conventions. Places that sell 2nd hand books/comics and library sales are great options too. I’ve gotten great deals at my local Bookmans, Zia Records, and Hastings (RIP). There’s bound to be similar shops where you live. (There were alot of Christmas sales you missed could have taken advantage of, next year maybe.)

I would be careful with EBay though, I’ve noticed there has been an increase of bootleg manga sellers on there. Try and buy from sellers based out of the US, Canada, and Japan (Australia and UK are usually fine too, but shipping is bound to be expensive). If they are based out of Malaysia, avoid! Most bootlegs come from there. Buying bootlegs may seem like a good deal, but the quality is a total gamble. Fortunately eBay also has their special program that will refund you if you do accidentally by a knockoff.

>$2 a volume

This is borderline asking it for free but if ebay don't have them then try your local library or letgo, facebook marketplace, etc.

You can check a goodwill or thrift store near you as well. Its not guarenteed youll find anything much less something youd want, but when I go to my goodwill bookstore, I tend to leave with at least 1-2.

Like u/JosephTheDreamer said those places that are which used, but if they are that cheap then a lot of the times the quality of them is really poor so be wary of that. Its very rare to find them for so cheap.

amazon used

Not quite $2 per volume, but Wordery is where I get most of my manga

Around the holidays... watch B&N for manga/light novel sales Rightstuf has them as well. As someone else said the shonen jump app is worth every penny. Amazon has on average some really really good daily manga prices.

You could buy used from amazon, or get a library card lots of manga at libraries these days.

For only 2 dollars a month, you can read 100 chapters a day on https://www.viz.com/shonenjump from a ton of Shonen Jump series like MHA, Naruto and the such.

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Bookwalker: https://global.bookwalker.jp/ often has sales and each purchase gives you coins which can be used to buy future manga/light novels.

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Also I know know where you live, but try your local library. It might have way more manga than you might expect. I've read a TON of stuff from mine.

Used book stores, FB Groups/Marketplace, InStockTrades, RightStuff, /r/mangaswap, /r/comicswap, BookDepository, eBay, Amazon.

I usually find that IST and RightStuff have the cheapest, but sometimes you can find great deals in subreddits and dedicated FB groups, or get lucky on eBay. BookDepository is great for single volumes because they have free shipping and sometimes their prices beat every other place. Also keep an eye out for RightStuff deals. I also recommend setting up CamelCamelCamel price watches on more expensive stuff on Amazon.

I buy as much as I can from local comic shops or book stores, both because of frequent shipping damage and I just want to support them.

If I'm buying new online, I recently switched to Indigo from Amazon because of better packaging. If I'm buying used, I'll buy it from wherever I can find it cheapest. Usually from one of the Amazons or eBay.

Rightstuf is my go to for cheaper manga. Also eBay if you don’t mind used manga

Wordery, I live in the UK and it’s usually the best price. I used to use Book Depository but their prices have been a bit high recently. Amazon was good until they often didn’t stock titles I pre-ordered.

I buy a lot of used manga at thrift/used book stores. Only recommended if you enjoy the thrill of the hunt.

Amazon, B & N, local used book stores, the r/mangaswap subreddit.

Mandarake for used Japanese manga and Amazon.jp for new

Rightstuf.

Used to use Amazon but kept getting damaged books.

Ebay for old/used

New:

US: Rightstuf, barnes n noble, instocktrades, amazon

Europe: Bookdepository, wordery, amazon

The only online place I've bought manga from is Amazon. There are some really good deals there (for example, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2 Volume 1 is only $8.38 with Prime, instead of the $20 retail price), but sometime this week or next week I'll probably buy some manga off of r/mangaswap like mentioned in another comment. You can find some amazing deals there if you sort by new and look every day.

eu costumo comprar mangas na quitanda aqui perto de casa, acho o preço bem ok, mas acho dificil você encontrar baratas nessa época do ano.

Cria uma lista de desejos em itens vendidos e entregues pela Amazon br, as vezes tem algumas promoções boas durante alguns períodos do ano. Ou então procura lugares que vendem livros usados na cidade onde mora

Eu gosto de comprar coleções completas pelo OLX, eu vejo o preço médio junto a grana e pego. Muito melhor que ficar comprando um por um. Fora que mesmo mangás bastantes visados eles decaem o preço com o tempo comprando eles completos (Experiência própria com SNK)

Ebay, Mercari, Amazon-(great for some single volumes), half price books, r/mangaswap , and Facebook Marketplace.

I personally go with the used section on Amazon. Haven't received a bad condition one yet even with most of the volumes I've gotten being ex-Library books and only had one volume that really needed a heavy cleaning. I almost prefer the library ones because it makes it feel like a well-loved thing that a lot of other people got to experience before it found its home in my personal library.

eBay, r/mangaswap, and half price books or similar is where I get most of my used manga (which is the vast majority).

I use Abe Books or Thrift Books. Both online stores!

eBay. Search for bundles or lots for best value.

I guess many people say this, but ebay really is great. I always come across manga for great price, and also, there are a lot of free shipping offers

i mostly buy at shop.bookoffusa.com

I mostly get my manga from cdjapan, everything is great. They have material that you can't find elsewhere or are just hard-to-find. Packaging is great, too. Plus they have a point reward system based on the amount you spend so you get discounts on future purchases. They also do a great job with promoting collectibles and announcing offers.

I always buy one of these from amazon https://amzn.to/3ton82H

amazon

Amazon prime is probably the easiest way you can get manga in my experience and it directly supports the writers. As for recommendations:

Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater and Hellsing are great reads :)

> For like a month I have been using Book depository, because they have free shipping.

If you live in Europe worth checking out Snazal. They don't sell single volumes, instead do bundles which come out cheaper.

https://www.snazal.com/wholesaledeals/books/comics-and-graphic-novels-747.html