Fret not.
Neither does Patterson.
(Remember his clueless ad from a few months ago?)
He is willing to put his wallet where his mouth is but he'd be better off educating himself on the economics of a free and open market before throwing money (that will achieve little) around.
There is nothing disorganized or irrational about the mainstreaming of ebooks in the US (price fix conspiracy and all); it is following what is by now a standard path for digital migration. My best guess is that what has Patterson bewildered is the fast emergence of a strong indie publishing segment and the increasing marginalization of the cozy Manhattan publishing establishment.
He could throw a hundred million at indies and he would still fail to stem the tide.
Now, throwing a hundred million to libraries would be useful but not in ways he would approve of.
Edit: Somebody send Patterson here:
http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-more-things-change/