For manga there was always Borders and Barnes & Noble around here, but they just can't compete with Amazon who has no tax and generally shaves a couple of dollars off of MSRP. Honestly, I actually haven't bought a volume of manga in a year, though. Most of the series I follow either come out only once or twice a year or are in publishing limbo, and at $10/volume it still adds up. If someone will actually ever hire me (lol, like that'll ever happen) I'll probably go on a binge to catch up on the series I'm purchasing.