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Regarding ePubs with margin issues ...
The publishers aren't trying to force bad margins on you. They likely don't know there are margin issues -- or didn't when they created the file(s) in question.
Some ePubs view perfectly fine on some readers, but look wonky in others. We adjusted our margins when we saw that they looked too big in Kobo. (This was before we actually launched our books in ePub format, so none of the big margins ever went out.)
If publishers know there is an issue with margins on Kobo, it's a simple matter to change style sheets to allow for margins that work on all devices. I've never had a problem, anyway.
By and large I find that the formatting in ePub files from publishers is vastly superior to the modified formatting Kobo supplies through their desktop app (I loathe the fact that Kobo takes it upon themselves to reformat, often screwing up books in the process -- and dropping images, too). But most publishers are new to ePub and are learning as they go. They're open to tips on how to improve what they do. Really -- they don't want to create a bad reading experience.
Which publishers' books are giving you trouble? If they're Canadian publishers, I'm sometimes in contact with the people who handle ePubs at other companies, so I could mention the issue to them.
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