A PDF is a suitable file format for creating and reading e-books. However, if you want to open an e-book in most e-readers, like the Amazon Kindle and B&N Nook, you must first convert it to an EPUB.

PDFs are a great way to share documents because the format can be read by mostly anyone and it works just as well with images as it does text, graphs and graphics. But it's not easy to edit without ...