Why aren't any of my eTextbooks I need available?

So I got an iPad mini for a number of reasons, but the main one was so that I could buy eTextbooks and save not only space in my backpack but money in my wallet. Sounds like a contemporary choice and what a wonderful time and age to live in, right? Well, after google searching and reading way too many articles on how to get eTextbooks onto my iPad, I found a statistic that says only roughly 30% of textbooks have been digitized for students.
Really, only 30%? So after $600.00 I can't find my textbooks that I need for the semester. I'm sorry but what kind of BS is this? Like most iPad owners I have found myself wondering why I spent so much on an oversized iPhone. It could be argued that I could have researched all of this prior, but I don't think not being able to practically use my iPad for why I purchased it is acceptable at all.
Plus, eTextbooks are only available for RENT. You don't own them, they'll be gone by next semester.
Anyways, that is my problem. Am I essentially out of options and am forced to buy the physical textbook? Or is there some way to still get these eTextbooks?

You will only be able to get them as ebooks if the publishers make them available as ebooks and grant Apple a license to sell them in your country. You could try contacting the publishers of the books that you want and see if they have any plans to convert them.

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