Are those beginner books that bad and misinforming? I mean, most of them are really cheap in content but also cheap for your wallet. While I do lurk too many hours on the internet daily, I do prefer paper.
Of course, if you have a printer you could print one of the many documents online, like the LI guide. But still I think it would not be that bad to buy a cheap book, the good thing about those are that you can also borrow them to a friend, have at your summer cottage for future generations etc and it doesn't really cost you much.
When I started out, I saw everyone's opinions that these cheap books are a rip-off and you shouldn't get them, and instead I got LSS, which is a really worth while book, but it also is a somewhat serious investment compared to the booklets that sell for under tenth of the price.
And LSS is really worth while only if you are seriously interested in all aspects of locks and security. (Which is needed of course to be an advanced picker)
Uhh, I hope that made any sense
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