I totally disagree...
I bought the online guide and think it is a great collection of information for the cost.
Most of the info is general knowledge that some players already know, but many do not; The maps are detailed and look nice; has tons of artisan recipies; and it has most of the newbie quest walk-throughs.
The guide is basically just a collection of general, easy to obtain information for new players up to about level 20-25. It has little that Allakazam does not have or will not have soon. However, I like the way it is written and presented and it is easily worth the $9.99 I paid, if for just the maps and recipies alone, but the organization and easy to read format allowed me to find several quests that I missed on my own and via Allakazam.
If you want a guide (or reference manual) then I would say spend the ten bucks.
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.