Just wanna do a survey on how manga fans get their manga fix 🙂
Don't be hesitate to add other methods if it's not in my list.

Score from 0(Never) to 5(Most Likely)

Book Format

( )Bookstore
( )Online Bookstore
( )Manga Cafe/Rental
( )Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

( )Download - Official Scanlators IRC
( )Download - Other IRC
( )Download - Official Scanlators Forum
( )Download - Other Forum
( )Download - Official Scanlators Website
( )Download - Other Website
( )Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
( )Download - Other Torrent
( )Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
( )Online Reading - Others
( )Automatic Manga Downloader <- Newly add (Software program that automatic download manga from online reading site)

Book Format

[ 2 ]Bookstore
[ 0 ]Online Bookstore
[ 5 ]Manga Cafe/Rental
[ 3 ]Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

[ 1 ]Download - Official Scanlator IRC
[ 1 ]Download - Other IRC
-Never IRC unless i really love that manga or all the method below fails.

[ 3 ]Download - Official Scanlator Forum
[ 4 ]Download - Other Forum
-Only if not too much hassle to use it.
-Will hunt in other forums when the official scanlator website are dead.

[ 5 ]Download - Official Scanlator Website
[ 4 ]Download - Other Website
-Most prefered method as I have habits to archieve and re-read manga.
-Will hunt in other website when the official scanlator website are dead.

[ 3 ]Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
[ 3 ]Download - Other Torrent
-Not much group using torrent method.

[ 5 ]Online Reading - Official Scanlator Online Reader
[ 5 ]Online Reading - Others Online Reader
-Online reading through tablet when i'm not at home using PC.
-Nowadays prefer to browse new manga at online reader. if the manga are
interesting enough, will download them at official scanlators.

Book Format

[ 5 ]Bookstore
[ 0 ]Online Bookstore
[ 0 ]Manga Cafe/Rental
[ 1 ]Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

[ 0 ]Download - Official Scanlators IRC
[ 0 ]Download - Other IRC
-IRC is a hassle, so no.

[ 4 ]Download - Official Scanlators Forum (only if it's not a hassle and scanlators do not have an online reader/ not available at batoto.)
[ 0 ]Download - Other Forum

[ 4 ]Download - Official Scanlators Website (only if they don't have a online reader/ not available at batoto)
[ 0 ]Download - Other Website

[ 0 ]Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
[ 0 ]Download - Other Torrent

[ 5 ]Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
[ 5 ]Online Reading - Others (only batoto unless it's not available there and not on scanlator's website/forum.)

Book Format

[ 5 ] Bookstore
[ 4 ] Online Bookstore (if I can't find it in bookstore or if I want to buy original manga in Japanese to collect)
[ 0 ] Manga Cafe/Rental (I think there's one near where I grocery shop, but they're in Chinese. I don't know Chinese so that's useless)
[ 0 ] Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

[ 0 ] Download - Official Scanlators IRC
[ 0 ] Download - Other IRC
(I'm too stupid for irc)

[ 2 ] Download - Official Scanlators Forum
[ 2 ] Download - Other Forum
(only if I can't find the manga I want on official scanlators' website or other websites)

[ 5 ] Download - Official Scanlators Website
[ 5 ] Download - Other Website

[ 0 ] Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
[ 0 ] Download - Other Torrent

[ 0 ] Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
[ 0 ] Online Reading - Others (I used to read online sometimes at work when onemanga was still around but not anymore)

Book Format

(5)Bookstore ---- mostly if the mangas that i've aimed for are released in my country, i'll buy it.
(0)Online Bookstore ---- unfortunately, in my country there's no online forms of mangas.
(3)Manga Cafe/Rental ---- if i'm broke, this is my alternative
(2)Borrowing from friends ---- sadly, my taste are different from my friends. i rarely borrow from my friends

Digital Format

(0)Download - Official Scanlators IRC
(0)Download - Other IRC ---- i still don't know how to download from irc........so sad.......

(5)Download - Official Scanlators Forum
(4)Download - Other Forum

(5)Download - Official Scanlators Website
(4)Download - Other Website

(0)Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
(0)Download - Other Torrent ---- i prefer to download from website/forum than from torrent

(2)Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
(1)Online Reading - Others -----i only use online reader if the downloaded forms are not available. i hate to read one by one page in online reader.

Julius Visconti is still the best captain.

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Book Format

(2)Bookstore - If I go, I finish mangas there, but I don't have the time now
(0)Online Bookstore - I'm too poor for this
(0)Manga Cafe/Rental - Knew not the existence, and there's not one in my city
(0)Borrowing from friends - I don't have friends who read manga and can lend a physical copy

Digital Format

(0)Download - Official Scanlators IRC
(0)Download - Other IRC
-I can't figure out IRC
(4)Download - Official Scanlators Forum - If I can't find on website
(0)Download - Other Forum
(5)Download - Official Scanlators Website - Usually have release links for e-reader or otherwise
( )Download - Other Website
(0)Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
(0)Download - Other Torrent
(5)Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum - Online reading preferred over downloading manga
(5)Online Reading - Others

Nulla in mundo pax sincera
"Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth." - Albert Camus

Score from 0(Never) to 5(Most Likely)

Book Format

(5)Bookstore
(0)Online Bookstore
(2)Manga Cafe/Rental
(2)Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

(0)Download - Official Scanlators IRC
(0)Download - Other IRC
(0)Download - Official Scanlators Forum
(0)Download - Other Forum
(0)Download - Official Scanlators Website
(0)Download - Other Website
(0)Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
(0)Download - Other Torrent
(3)Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum (Mainly for webtoon)
(5)Online Reading - Others

Book Format

(3)Bookstore
(4)Online Bookstore
(0)Manga Cafe/Rental
(1)Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

(4)Download - Official Scanlators IRC
(5)Download - Other IRC
(1)Download - Official Scanlators Forum
(1)Download - Other Forum
(4)Download - Official Scanlators Website
(1)Download - Other Website
(4)Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
(2)Download - Other Torrent
(0)Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
(0)Online Reading - Others

Book Format

(1)Bookstore
(1)Online Bookstore
(0)Manga Cafe/Rental
(1)Borrowing from friends
Digital Format

(2)Download - Official Scanlators IRC
(1)Download - Other IRC
(3)Download - Official Scanlators Forum
(0)Download - Other Forum
(3)Download- Official Scanlators Website
(0)Download - Other Website
(2)Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
(0)Download - Other Torrent
(2)Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
(5)Online Reading - Others (Batoto)

"People don't change, they just give in."Kubera is the best.同人音楽 (doujin music)

Interesting...

Book Format

(5)Bookstore
(3)Online Bookstore
(1)Manga Cafe/Rental
(1)Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

(0)Download - Official Scanlators IRC
(0)Download - Other IRC
(5)Download - Official Scanlators Forum
(1)Download - Other Forum
(5)Download - Official Scanlators Website
(3)Download - Other Website
(0)Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
(0)Download - Other Torrent
(5)Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
(4)Online Reading - Others

I don't download from IRC and I don't think I have ever seen a torrent for manga before.
If the scanlators don't have their own personal online reader, I'll look elsewhere. If they do have their own though, I will use it every time. I find them a lot faster.

Batato or the scanlator's website...

Is this me in a nutshell?
Pretty much.
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i just bought the entire fullmetal alchemist boxset , off of chapters.ca (EPIC canadian bookstore) and it came in the mail today im so happy.

Ideally, I read from the scanlator's online reader (if they have one). If not, I go to whatever link is posted on their site to read or Batoto.

I also borrow from a certain friend a lot... 🤢

http://i.imgur.com/LxhWm.jpg (will reformat this some day…)

Book Format

( 3 )Bookstore
( )Online Bookstore
( )Manga Cafe/Rental
( 2 )Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

( 2 )Download - Official Scanlators IRC
( )Download - Other IRC
( 5 )Download - Official Scanlators Forum
( )Download - Other Forum
( 5 )Download - Official Scanlators Website
( )Download - Other Website
( )Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
( )Download - Other Torrent
( 5 )Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
( 2 )Online Reading - Others
( )Automatic Manga Downloader <- Newly add (Software program that automatic download manga from online reading site)

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Book Format

(4)Bookstore
(5)Online Bookstore
(2)Manga Cafe/Rental
(3)Borrowing from friends

Digital Format

(4)Download - Official Scanlators IRC
(4)Download - Other IRC
(5)Download - Official Scanlators Forum
(1)Download - Other Forum
(5)Download - Official Scanlators Website
(3)Download - Other Website
(3)Download - Official Scanlators Torrent
(2)Download - Other Torrent
(3)Online Reading - Official Scanlators Forum
(1)Online Reading - Others
(2)Automatic Manga Downloader

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Generally, I download from the scanlators website/forum, if the link isn't working anymore I move to irc, torrent or another website, then I move onto the team's online reader or Batoto. I read on a different OR site only if there's no other option, and even then, I'd probably try a automatic manga downloader first.
Exceptions:
Webtoons - I always read them online in a long-strip mode.
Series by teams that provide an OR option only and whose reader doesn't preload pages - I use automatic manga DLer or other source of downloading the chapter.

You can PM me if you need a temporary (freelance) cleaner/redrawer for some project. Especially if it's something with nice art.
Being the lazy person that I am, I'm not likely to accept anything long-term though.
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