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I'm not at all sure that I understand the OP. (And the captured images don't really help because none of them capture from the starting point on the page, some aren't even on the same page, so any possible clarification they might have offered was lost.)
To me, the OP appears to be complaining about epub for all the reasons that epub exists. I mean, of course the resulting display is not a photocopy of the printed page. That's the point!
Possibly what the OP is complaining about is that publishers are not making PDFs of their books available. (Smashwords will give you PDFs, but perhaps you don't shop there.)
ePub3 offers a fixed-page layout, but it is mainly intended for text and children's books and I would not expect to see it novels (at least I hope we don't).
Publishers could licence their print fonts for distributions inside the epubs, but that will add to the cost. And epubs that insist on using built-in fonts are a PITA for users that would prefer to choose their own.
A few quick twiddles on my Kobo and I can choose whatever font type, size and spacing I like. And if I don't like the fonts that come with it I can load others. I like paper books, but epubs have lots of advantages - and those advantages appear to be what the OP is complaining about.
e-readers have bugs, sure. Lots of epubs are poorly constructed, yes. But there is not too much wrong with epub itself.
It's all a matter of using the right tool for the job. PDF, after years and years of refinement, is excellent for some jobs, but lousing for presenting novels across multiple devices. epub, with a much shorter history, does an excellent job of presenting novels across multiple devices, just don't expected it to be a photocopier.
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