In my personal opinion it's the job of public libraries to get us our virtual books. I'm not that much interested in commercial subscription services from the entertainment industry right now.
Have a look at the
Brooklyn Library. It's written in stone there:
Free Access. That's the idea behind every library on this planet.
If I want to own a book, I'll simply buy the printed copy.. A manuscript with a JPG of the cover image is not a book, it's just a 300 kb manuscript..