Are Poker Books Useless/Obsolete?

Poker is math, there is no expiration time for math. If book is outdated, then the book was bad and one of those books that should not have been published at all. Just a quote about 24 year old book:

“Despite being published a mere 24 years ago, The Theory of Poker could easily be regarded as being outdated, given how quickly the game and meta-game has evolved in recent years. However, nothing could be further from the truth since the book focuses on introducing and demystifying the fundamental logical and mathematical concepts that drive a winning poker player’s decisions.
It is rightfully regarded as setting the benchmark for poker debate and is pretty much as essential as reading can get.”

imo those saying books are outdated are just using the popular phrase to give them easy exit from hard study. Also they probably don’t read any books and feel they need to come with an excuse to make themselves feel better. Just lazy like me, just admit it and keep going.

I’m happy to see that most card-chatter are not brainwashed-excusers and are pushing for knowledge. I think @infonazar nailed it post above short & inclusive & daily practice you should use tools too: "But in my opinion, it is best to combine books, videos and daily practice."

However, it would be a mistake to write off books completely. They contain a lot of valuable information. This is due to the fact that today few still read books, and you will have an advantage in the knowledge that these books contain.

I think they establish a good base but I also think they should be taken as a base of knowledge, and not every hand you play.

I prefer videos of PRO´s teaching how to play correctly.I don´t like books nowadays.My world is digital.

I think everyone learns differently but what I have found that works for me when studying is just being able to take key concepts from certain areas of study and trying to apply those to my own poker play. Usually I use training sites, videos, streams, literature, hand for hand reviews, etc.

The great advantage of learning reading a book is the process of reading it. By that I mean that you are going to sit down and pay attention to what you are reading. Even if the ideas in the book are wrong you will be able to think about the problem.