diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 151a18c..d6b3057 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,69 +1,79 @@
+.. _AlarmDecoder: http://www.alarmdecoder.com
+.. _ser2sock: http://github.com/nutechsoftware/ser2sock
+.. _pyftdi: https://github.com/eblot/pyftdi
+.. _pyusb: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/pyusb
+.. _pyserial: http://pyserial.sourceforge.net
+.. _pyopenssl: https://launchpad.net/pyopenssl
+.. _readthedocs: http://alarmdecoder.readthedocs.org
+.. _examples: http://github.com/nutechsoftware/alarmdecoder/tree/master/examples
+
+============
 AlarmDecoder
-=============
-#### Interface for the [AlarmDecoder](http://www.alarmdecoder.com) (AD2) device family ####
+============
+#### Interface for the `AlarmDecoder`_ (AD2) device family ####
 
 
-This Python library aims to provide a consistent interface for the [Alarm
-Decoder](http://www.alarmdecoder.com) product line. (AD2USB, AD2SERIAL and AD2PI)
-This also includes devices that have been exposed via [ser2sock](http://github.com/nutechsoftware/ser2sock), which
+This Python library aims to provide a consistent interface for the `AlarmDecoder`_ product line. (AD2USB, AD2SERIAL and AD2PI)
+This also includes devices that have been exposed via `ser2sock`_, which
 supports encryption via SSL/TLS.
 
+------------
 Installation
 ------------
 AlarmDecoder can be installed through pip:
-    ```pip install alarmdecoder```
+    pip install alarmdecoder
 
 or from source:
-    ```python setup.py install```
+    python setup.py install
 
 * Note: python-setuptools is required for installation.
 
+------------
 Requirements
 ------------
-* An [AlarmDecoder](http://www.alarmdecoder.com) device
+* An `AlarmDecoder`_ device
 * Python 2.7
-* [pyftdi](https://github.com/eblot/pyftdi) >= 0.9.0
-* [pyusb](http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/pyusb/) >= 1.0.0b1
-* [pyserial](http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/) >= 2.7
-* [pyopenssl](https://launchpad.net/pyopenssl)
+* `pyftdi`_ >= 0.9.0
+* `pyusb`_ >= 1.0.0b1
+* `pyserial`_ >= 2.7
+* `pyopenssl`_
 
+-------------
 Documentation
 -------------
-API documentation can be found [here](http://alarmdecoder.readthedocs.org).
+API documentation can be found at `readthedocs`_.
 
+--------
 Examples
 --------
-A basic example is included below.  Please see the [examples](http://github.com/nutechsoftware/alarmdecoder/tree/master/examples) directory for more.
-
+A basic example is included below.  Please see the `examples`_ directory for more.::
 
-```python
-import time
-from alarmdecoder import AlarmDecoder
-from alarmdecoder.devices import USBDevice
+    import time
+    from alarmdecoder import AlarmDecoder
+    from alarmdecoder.devices import USBDevice
 
-def main():
-    """
-    Example application that prints messages from the panel to the terminal.
-    """
-    try:
-        # Retrieve the first USB device
-        device = AlarmDecoder(USBDevice.find())
+    def main():
+        """
+        Example application that prints messages from the panel to the terminal.
+        """
+        try:
+            # Retrieve the first USB device
+            device = AlarmDecoder(USBDevice.find())
 
-        # Set up an event handler and open the device
-        device.on_message += handle_message
-        with device.open():
-            while True:
-                time.sleep(1)
+            # Set up an event handler and open the device
+            device.on_message += handle_message
+            with device.open():
+                while True:
+                    time.sleep(1)
 
-    except Exception, ex:
-        print 'Exception:', ex
+        except Exception, ex:
+            print 'Exception:', ex
 
-def handle_message(sender, message):
-    """
-    Handles message events from the AlarmDecoder.
-    """
-    print sender, message.raw
+    def handle_message(sender, message):
+        """
+        Handles message events from the AlarmDecoder.
+        """
+        print sender, message.raw
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
-```
+    if __name__ == '__main__':
+        main()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0d853e6..3152368 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ def readme():
 
 setup(name='alarmdecoder',
     version='0.5',
-    description='Python interface library for the AlarmDecoder (AD2) family '
-                'of alarm devices, including: the AD2USB, AD2SERIAL and AD2PI.',
+    description='Python interface for the AlarmDecoder (AD2) family '
+                'of alarm devices which includes the AD2USB, AD2SERIAL and AD2PI.',
     long_description=readme(),
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',