Well, for some things, like cooking, or how to make or repair various things, I find videos far superior. If I'm fixing a washing machine, I'd much rather view a video instructional, so I can see what they're doing matches what I'm seeing. Much preferable for me than written instructions: "Do what with the what, now?"
I only learned to cook from online videos. I had a few recipe books, but never great results. The amount of learning resources available on Youtube is incredible, and I could see what they're doing, what they're looking for, why they're doing it, and so on. It made all the difference for me, and now I can cook things that people look quite pleased about.