I had a good time this weekend looking at some pretty silly blogs...and guess what. they are ones that have landed big book deals with publishers. So don't scoff. These blog authors are laughing themselves all the way to the bank. The kicker is that most of them get their content from blog readers...they don't even write original stuff.
Thanks to this NY Times article, I had a few chuckles with these sites:
- Postcards From Yo Momma
- This Is Why You’re Fat
- I Can Has Cheezburger?
- Stuff White People Like
- Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves
Apparently certain themes attract millions of eyeballs and publishers are betting they will love the material so much they'll shell out a few bucks to buy a printed book. Who says we're in a recession?
I love humor, but the fact that ever more scarce book deals are going to non-original content just makes me sad.
Posted by: sherisaid | Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 09:53 AM
We really need a good laugh to loosen up with the stress from recession. I absolutely love the pictures from the "Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves" website. It made my kid and I laugh our heart out! :)
Posted by: wow gold | Monday, April 27, 2009 at 04:17 PM
I found this http://onestupidalien.wordpress.com/
Posted by: Jake | Wednesday, May 06, 2009 at 08:23 PM
Humor really makes a dull day become bright and shiny... i myself loves humor and is a funny man.
Posted by: Hannah | Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 08:38 AM