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The problem is that most ebooks cost as much, or in some cases more than the paperbook. I shouldn't be forced to deal with problems with one version that the other doesn't have, when they cost the same for either one.
As far as not buying from companies that have shotty ebooks, well, problem with that is many the quality differs. One book from ABC will be full of errors, and a second book from ABC will be great. If you knew every book from ABC was junk, it is easier to avoid them. Big issue comes in when you buy one book, had no issues, and then buy more from them to find that they have issues.
Many of us will fix issues in our own copies, because we still want to read the book and glaring errors hamper our ability to do so. I am reading a book that has question marks randomly inserted, and it is making it hard to read the book. Problem is, it was part of a series, and the last 3 books I read in it were great. Going off the quality of the previous books, I had no problems buying more because I was expecting similar quality. The next book may be back to the quality of the old ones, or may be bad again, how am I to know? I complain to the publisher, but often I don't even get a response back, and seeing how I am 4 books into a series I like, I want to finish it. So, I remove the issues, and continue reading, and hope that the publisher fixes it eventually.
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