Think of it in context. A few short years ago nobody had e-readers because books that people wanted were not available, and nobody cared to publish books in ele

Think of it in context. A few short years ago nobody had e-readers because books that people wanted were not available, and nobody cared to publish books in electronic format because nobody owned e-readers. That's why Amazon and others had to come up with fast and cheap ways to scan thousands of paper books. There was not enough sales to pay for adapting each title for the new format, but prices for ebooks had to be high enough so that ebooks weren't jeopardizing paper book sales (otherwise publishers won't agree to have them scanned). Of course it's unfortunate that consumers are now left with sub-par product, but I think it was necessary to get the ecosystem going. Beautiful typography and ebook-appropriate formatting will get there, just give it a little time.