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Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer, a one-stop shop for books, streaming movies, and even toilet paper. And they became the world’s largest online retailer with a mix of convenient delivery and low prices that beat the competition. For authors, this has been a mixed bag -- Amazon connects consumers with books that don’t have wide distribution, but the discount pricing that’s become Amazon’s hallmark can cut so deep it’s leaving authors and publishers in the red. The online retailer is currently in pricing disputes with Disney over DVD prices, and with German press Bonnier and Hachette -- the fourth largest book publishers in the U.S. Hachette, in particular, has been in a battle with Amazon for months, while Amazon makes it more difficult to get their books. On this week’s podcast we’ll discuss what Amazon’s dominance means for consumers, authors and the book business as a whole. Special guests include Laura Hazard Owen from GigaOm, Miral Sattar from Bibliocrunch, and Joseph Tabacco, an antitrust litigation partner at Berman DeValerio. Plus, we’ll have regular Andrew Lih from American University, with MediaShift’s Mark Glaser hosting and Fannie Cohen producing. This podcast is sponsored by Squarespace, providing everything you need to create an exceptional website for you and your business. Squarespace gives you beautiful templates, an easy interface and even a free domain name. Try Squarespace for free at squarespace.com/mediashift and save 10% when you use the offer code "MEDIASHIFT." The Mediatwits podcast is hosted and sponsored by NextSpace and NextKids Potrero Hill in San Francisco, offering coworking space and adjacent day-care for infants and toddlers. Learn more about their pioneering program at: bit.ly/nextspaceph And learn more about NextSpace co-working spaces around the country at nextspace.us