Yes.

Well, I haven’t read all of them, but I can say the following without fear of accurate contradiction. First, Zoom For Dummies is far more comprehensive than those texts. Some of them come in at a mere 80 pages. Second, my book reflects the most current state of Zoom’s tools. Again, other books on the topic are at least several years old.

Do with that information what you wish.

I’m biased here, but the answer is yes, yes yes! Odds are that you’re not familiar with every Zoom feature, option, and setting. I’d be astonished if experienced users don’t learn a great deal from Zoom For Dummies.

Yes. I specifically wrote the meetings and security chapters towards the end of the writing process to ensure that the book would be as accurate as possible upon release.

As I’ve said many times, when you try to write a book for everyone, then you write a book for no one. In the case of Zoom For Dummies, I focus on the first two constituencies. At a few points, I mention resources for developers. Still, those who want to build their own third-party apps will have to look elsewhere.

Yes. I shared early versions of key chapters with senior Zoom folks. In some cases, they clarified points that I could have made clearer. Make no mistake: This feedback was invaluable in the end.

Depends on the store.

Yes. In April of 2021, the book passed the 10,000-sale mark.

Of course, this only includes paperbacks sold in the U.S. Counting the other versions and foreign translations, I suspect that total sales exceed 20,000. If you think that this is easy, think again. Esitmates vary, but I’ve heard from multiple sources that the average traditionally published non-fiction book sells about 250-300 copies in its first year.