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Can’t say I agree with you. Call me old fashioned but I like having the physical book. It lends a vibe to the experience that e-readers bypass simply by being digital.
The user-experience of physical books is pretty bad. They are bulky and heavy, unlike an e-reader you can’t keep 1000+ books in your coat pocket. You need an external light source, which limits where and when you can read. If you want to read a new book you have to go to a physical store or library (both have extremely limited selections due to the aforementioned bulkiness) or you have to order online which takes at least a day for delivery. With an e-reader I can pick a book and start reading it 10 seconds later without even leaving the comfort of my bed.
Then there’s small things like full text search.
It's not as uniform as an ereader's illumination, but book lights are a thing.
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Book-Lights/zgbs/hi/1063290
I'm with you on the search and bulkiness, though.