User’s Manual for a Print Book

By Jason Boog 

As the holiday season filled stockings with eReaders, the Gutenberg Girls published a post entitled How to Operate the New Paper Book You Received for Christmas.

The funny post reminded us of Medieval Helpdesk–a YouTube video with millions of hits (embedded above). The video was taken from a 2001 skit from Norwegian Broadcasting entitled “Oystein og jeg.”

Here’s more from the Gutenberg Girls: “I’d like to offer the alternative viewpoint, of those of the Gutenberg persuasion like ourselves. HOW TO OPERATE THE NEW PAPER BOOK YOU RECEIVED FOR CHRISTMAS: 1) Pick up book. Place in lap. 2) Open book. 3) Read the words.”