Edison Nation Features At-A-Glance

Edison Nation is an online community for idea people brought to you by the creators of Emmy-Award winning PBS invention series, Everyday Edisons . Our goal is to provide idea people with opportunities to turn their ideas into real-world products. After all, your great ideas aren’t so great if you don’t do anything with them.

  • Live Product Search

    Major retailers need new product ideas to stay ahead. You have new product ideas. Submit them to retail-sponsored Live Product Searches and see your ideas on store shelves and get paid handsomely if your ideas are selected.

  • Innovation Store

    Discover and buy innovative products developed on Everyday Edisons and Edison Nation in our online innovation store.

  • Videos: Select Everyday Edisons Episodes

    Haven’t seen PBS’ Emmy-Award winning Everyday Edisons yet? Watch select episodes from Season 2 for free.

  • Videos: Around the Everyday Edisons’ Office

    Product development experts from Everyday Edisons teach you how to turn your idea into a product. Learn about design, engineering, prototyping, calling on retailers and more. There’s even a behind-the-scenes blooper reel.

  • Videos: Portrait of an Everyday Edison

    Watch videos of idea people just like you who have been selected by
    Everyday Edisons and Edison Nation to have their ideas developed and brought to store shelves.

  • Discussion Forums

    Read & post messages in our forums to help get your ideas off the ground.

  • Everyday Edisons Team Access

    Get access directly to the Everyday Edisons expert product development team in our official Q&A forums and exclusive behind the scenes videos.

  • Skills & Needs Databases

    Looking for financing or a prototyper or a graphic artist? Browse our Skills Database or post your request for help in our Needs Database. Have the skills to help others? Use our Skills and Needs Databases to find new work.

  • Education

    Learn about the invention process in our comprehensive education section.

Gold Member Features Gold Membership is just $9.25 per month and includes all of the following benefits:

  • 20% Discount on Live Product Search Submissions

    Save $5 off each Live Product Search Submission.

  • Your Idea Database = Free Live Product Search Submissions

    Every idea that you submit to Live Product Searches is stored in your Idea Database. Once you’ve entered an idea, you can submit it for consideration to all future Live Product Searches at no additional fee. You can also opt ideas in and out of your Idea Database whenever you’d like.

  • Innovation Store Discounts (Up to 55%) & Free Shipping

    Gold members receive special discounted pricing of up to 55% off in our online innovation store AND free shipping on all products.

  • Free Inventors Digest Magazine Subscription

    For nearly 25 years, Inventors Digest has been the only magazine in the World dedicated to independent inventors and idea people. With your gold membership, you will receive a free print subscription of Inventors Digest delivered to your door each month.

  • Access to the Inventors Digest Electronic Archives

    Discover a wealth of knowledge in the electronic archives of Inventors Digest which includes PDF issues of each magazine, newsletters, and the “best of” collection.

  • Videos: Everyday Edisons Season Two

    Watch every Season Two episode of Everyday Edisons . Online viewing of Everyday Edisons is available full-screen and commercial-free.

  • Videos: Learn from the Pros

    Hours of footage go into each Learn from the Pros segment on Everyday Edisons but we only have time to air 2 minutes per episode. Dig deeper and learn from experts like Jeff Bezos and James Dyson in the full-length interviews online.