I’ll preface by saying that, at the time I’m posting, there’s no clarifying information: it’s just “books vs academic papers”. My response to that is use a wel

I’ll preface by saying that, at the time I’m posting, there’s no clarifying information: it’s just “books vs academic papers”. My response to that is use a well-written book to establish a solid background for the area and then use academic papers to stay abreast of new developments.