The law isn't forcing people to do this, economics are. Nothing about the law forces people to use physical books, just that they actually pay for the books ins

The law isn't forcing people to do this, economics are. Nothing about the law forces people to use physical books, just that they actually pay for the books instead of stealing them. The company thinks they can get away with this cheaper than negotiating for a digital copy of the book, so that's what they are doing.