Paper manuals should be given to those who actually want a book to hold. I prefer online or CD Docs because usually I just need one thing and the index is a lot of times are poorly written. I feel it is a waste of paper if that person can get very little use out of a paper manual. Mostly I think its a big waste of paper and space. Retailers should ship one product with CD Docs that would be cheaper, and one with Paper manuals that would cost more to offset the cost of shipping, printing.... think of it as a marketing survey do we want paper manuals, and will we pay the difference. Not everyone wants to sit next to a cozy fire and read technical manuals.
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Paper manuals should be given to those who actually want a book to hold. I prefer online or CD Docs because usually I just need one thing and the index is a lot of times are poorly written. I feel it is a waste of paper if that person can get very little use out of a paper manual. Mostly I think its a big waste of paper and space. Retailers should ship one product with CD Docs that would be cheaper, and one with Paper manuals that would cost more to offset the cost of shipping, printing.... think of it as a marketing survey do we want paper manuals, and will we pay the difference. Not everyone wants to sit next to a cozy fire and read technical manuals.