I agree with you that this is an issue, and is why I buy hard copies of books I want to share or read many times over. When I'm buying an ebook, my thinking is

I agree with you that this is an issue, and is why I buy hard copies of books I want to share or read many times over. When I'm buying an ebook, my thinking is "this will entertain/educate me and I would like to give money (that I'm lucky enough to be able to afford to spend) to the people who made it possible". If that weren't the case, I'd just use my library card.