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# Announcing My Next Book: Slack For Dummies
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/announcing-my-next-book-slack-for-dummies/
- Published: 2019-08-16T19:58:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-05T18:14:28.000Z
- Description: I'll be penning the definitive guide on my favorite collaboration tool.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Announcements, Email, EdTech, Slack, Slack For Dummies, WFH, Attempted Humor

For the last two years, I've used [Slack](https://slackhq.com/?ref=philsimon.com) just about every day. Hands-down the most popular post on my site during that time has been [How I Use Slack Inside of the Classroom](https://www.philsimon.com/blog/higher-education/use-slack-inside-classroom/). Put simply, Slack has become an invaluable tool for me in a number of different capacities. It's no exaggeration to say that I love using it.

![closeup photography of gold number 9](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522447984233-657d56c465d8?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDF8fG5pbmV8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzUxNzM5MjY0fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=2000)

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## Slack For Dummies

Against this backdrop, I'm pleased to announce that my ninth book will be *Slack For Dummies* from Wiley. I'm particularly excited that this will be a full-color text. Boom. The publication date is set for late April of 2020\. I'll have more to report on this soon.

As always, I'll be scribing a post asking for possible case studies. I'm always curious about how progressive organizations are using Slack in innovative ways. It's folly to think that only large firms use Slack. Hell, maybe it will make [Kevin's shelf in *The League*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyq-Z5Q-vS0&ref=philsimon.com) if there's ever a reboot.

This will be the ninth time that I've written a book. Nine times ...