I greatly prefer online manuals, especially as downloadable pdf files I can collect in Dropbox or iCloud. It’s easily searchable, always available when I’m not home, and can be updated by the manufacturer. Even when I’m home, I can check something whenever the notion strikes from my phone or tablet, and to me it’s infinitely better than a stack of stapled pages I didn’t know I’ve already misplaced. But yeah, it’s a different mindset.