I really understand why eBooks are being pirated to even greater levels than before, especially since publishers are now pricing eBook editions to be in line with even hard-back prints. An eBooks for 13-19 euros? Eat my shit.
I'd buy plenty of eBooks for 5.99 or even 7.99. The whole point of eBooks is to improve accessibility: cutting out all major publishing costs - cover art, layout designs, print runs, storage, transports, paying for shelf space, etc. - have been removed, saving a lot of money and effort for the publishers; buying eBooks is much easier, faster, and more accessible for the reader, and should also be less costly for the reader.
It seems like publishers are trying to kill off the eBook trade. One could also argue about whining authors complaining about their cut from cheaper eBooks, but shouldn't the publisher be taking less for giving out less?