Yes, but I'm not sure it's in the way you are referring to. I launched my career by turning what I learned in books into workshops. I started out as an Environmental Educator, basically teaching "Go Green" type classes, then was hired by my city to teach city-sponsored workshops on how to conserve our utilities.

This morphed into Health Coaching and eventually Life Coaching, I took courses to become certified in these fields, but books are how I learned much of what I needed to help my clients.

Books also helped me navigate being an entrepreneur. Marketing, social media, content creation, money management, course creation, sales, etc.