Buenos Aires-based online bookseller BajaLibros has gained traction thanks toAmazon.com's failure to launch in the region, as well as restrictions on imports.

“According to BajaLibros’ director, Ernesto Skidelsky, the failure of Amazon.com to launch in the region, as well as aforementioned restrictions on imports, has enabled them to gain traction. 'Today, if someone from Buenos Aires wants to buy books from Amazon, he will have to pay in dollars with a 35% import tax,' said Skidelsky.”

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