Amazon plans to introduce a new competition show next month where entrepreneurs will pitch their products to a studio audience and judges, Jessica Toonkel of The Wall Street Journal reports. Finalists will have their inventions sold in a new “Buy It Now” online store and the winner of each episode will also earn $20,000. This is the retailer’s lastest attempt to combine content and commerce.
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