diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 050ce09..cc527f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 closing the archive can be reverted.  The API is documented by man
 pages.
 
-For more information, take a look at the included man pages.  You
-can start with libzip(3), which lists all others.  Example source code
-is in the src/ subdirectory.
+For more information, take a look at the included man pages.  You can
+start with [libzip(3)](http://nih.at/libzip/libzip.html), which lists
+all others.  Example source code is in the `src/` subdirectory.
 
 If you have developed an application using libzip, you can find out
 about API changes and how to adapt your code for them in the included
-file API-CHANGES.
+file `API-CHANGES`.
 
-For generic installation instructions, see file 'INSTALL', which
+For generic installation instructions, see file `INSTALL`, which
 describes the approach using autoconf; alternatively, you can
 use cmake to build.
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 with most operating systems nowadays, or you can get it at
 >	http://www.zlib.net/
 
-When using a static Windows library, you need to define ZIP_STATIC
+When using a static Windows library, you need to define `ZIP_STATIC`
 when compiling packages using libzip.
 
 If you make a binary distribution, please include a pointer to the