I use to think the same thing. Then, I noticed something. Whenever someone posted a free book in a Kindle format, someone starts looking for the same book in other formats and will post the find. The opposite is also true.. when a Sony freebie is found, someone will post about a Kindle version... And of course, someone may find other formats of the same book...
I may not have dipped into the Kindle tags, pdf tags, or.. and would have missed the mention of alternate formats available.
I've discovered some new blogs and book sites due to this "chaos".