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.

Portable Document Format files, or PDFs, are easily presented and exchanged across softwares—even Word—so here’s how to convert a PDF into a Microsoft Word document. Converting a PDF into a Microsoft ...