According to recent information from The NPD Group, "book sales in the manga subcategory in the retail trade channel grew 16 percent from January 1, 2019 to May 11, 2019, exceeding the 5 percent growth of the total adult-comic/graphic-novel category." The information includes major book sellers like Barnes & Noble, as well as stores like Target, and online retailers like Amazon. It does not include specialty comic book stores. A trend seen as leading to this spike in manga sales is the availability of Japanese anime shows and movies from online platforms including Hulu and Netflix.
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Public Libraries Online has a great post about manga: Manga: Tips for A Great Library Collection
The New York Public Library has a starter post for those who have not explored manga before: A Beginner's Guide to Manga
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