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AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com to Become Book

by Warren Riddle on August 2, 2009 at 09:05 AM

Anyone interested in Net entrepreneurship, tapping into current memes, or just quick and easy money has dreamed of making some big bucks by inventing a unique and creative site. While Web accomplishments may inspire book deals and instant fame, the success rarely, if at all, results in a coffee table book.

But if any site's format will translate successfully into a crowd-friendly, conversation-inspiring gallery of pictures, it's definitely AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com. The New York Observer writes that Three Rivers Press, which is a member of the Random House family, bought the rights to the site created by Mike Bender and Doug Chernack, and now plans to publish the tome (Photoshopped concept at right) of uncomfortable hilarity in May of 2010



Bender told the paper: "I always thought this would be a fun coffee table book, just because, you know, it's awkward family photos! It's something everyone can relate to." Well maybe not everyone can relate to taking nude glamour shots with their expectant partner, but most people can identify with being forced to wear something incredibly lame in the hopes that the photo will portray a hip, united, and brilliantly witty family.

If this starts a trend, what might be the next sites to hit the coffee table scene? DorkYearbook and StraightCashHomey would be pretty good -- and ridiculous -- bets. [From: The New York Observer]

Tags: awkwardfamilyphotos, book, books, funny, humor, RandomHouse, top

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