diff --git a/README b/README
index 477dcb0db..deac660c3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ hledger - a ledger-compatible text-based accounting tool
 
 Welcome to hledger! 
 
-hledger is a minimal haskell clone of John Wiegley's ledger
-(http://newartisans.com/software/ledger.html).  hledger generates
-ledger-compatible register & balance reports from a plain text ledger
-file, and demonstrates a functional implementation of ledger.  For more
-information, see the hledger home page: http://joyful.com/hledger
+hledger is a minimal haskell clone of John Wiegley's "ledger" text-based
+accounting tool (http://newartisans.com/software/ledger.html).  hledger
+generates ledger-compatible register & balance reports from a plain text
+ledger file, and demonstrates a functional implementation of ledger.  For
+more information, see the hledger home page: http://joyful.com/hledger
 
 Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
 Released under GPL version 3 or later.
diff --git a/hledger.cabal b/hledger.cabal
index 05ba7dcb6..167a40e83 100644
--- a/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ Name:           hledger
 Version:        0.2
 Category:       Finance
 Synopsis:       A ledger-compatible text-based accounting tool.
-Description:    This is a minimal haskell clone of John Wiegley's ledger
-                <http://newartisans.com/software/ledger.html>.  hledger does basic
-                register & balance reporting from a plain text ledger file, and 
-                demonstrates a functional implementation of ledger.
+Description:    hledger is a minimal haskell clone of John Wiegley's "ledger" text-based
+                accounting tool (http://newartisans.com/software/ledger.html).  hledger
+                generates ledger-compatible register & balance reports from a plain text
+                ledger file, and demonstrates a functional implementation of ledger.
 License:        GPL
 Stability:      alpha
 Author:         Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
diff --git a/hledger.hs b/hledger.hs
index 5f6a43d55..561538fac 100644
--- a/hledger.hs
+++ b/hledger.hs
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ hledger - a ledger-compatible text-based accounting tool.
 Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
 Released under GPL version 3 or later.
 
-This is a minimal haskell clone of John Wiegley's ledger
-(http://newartisans.com/software/ledger.html).  hledger generates
-ledger-compatible register & balance reports from a plain text ledger
-file, and demonstrates a functional implementation of ledger.  For more
-information, see the hledger home page: http://joyful.com/hledger
+hledger is a minimal haskell clone of John Wiegley's "ledger" text-based
+accounting tool (http://newartisans.com/software/ledger.html).  hledger
+generates ledger-compatible register & balance reports from a plain text
+ledger file, and demonstrates a functional implementation of ledger.  For
+more information, see the hledger home page: http://joyful.com/hledger
 
 You can use the command line: