One of the simplest ways to ePublish your manuscript is by saving it as a PDF document. These files can be uploaded to many of the websites that sell eBooks, they are compatible with most of the eBook Readers available, and they can easily be attached to an email or offered for free download from your existing website or blog.

PDF files are as simple to work with as typing your manuscript. If you use Open Office, which I highly suggest, converting your manuscript to a PDF file is simple. Just choose "export as .pdf" from the file menu.

PDF files are not as reflowable as documents based on the Open eBook specifications, such as MobiPocket, which makes them a little less mobile friendly. There are ways to set up your PDF file to make it more friendly to smaller screens, and some versions of the Adobe Reader software do the conversions for you. The only problem with that is editorial control. It is hard to predict how the text might appear on different devices.

If your target readers will be printing the manuscript or viewing it on a standard screen, then PDF is a very simple solution to provide your manuscript to reviewers. As eBooks become more popular I am sure Adobe will update the PDF format to make it even more user friendly and device friendly. For now I prefer MobiPocket for my finished eBooks, but PDF is a good, quick way to offer the manuscript to friends and others who will help polish it.