diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1a8989c..4db2886 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ all: fmt build
 build:
 	@mdbook build
 
+## This target serves the book locally
+serve:
+	@mdbook serve
+
 ## This target will setup the necessary tools for the project
 setup:
 	@rustup component add rustfmt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f059d2c..12d3156 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,15 +3,21 @@
 This is the source code for the SWE Guidelines book, an open-source guide our software engineering best practices. 
 This guide is a work in progress and we welcome contributions. If you have suggestions or improvements, please submit a pull request.
 
-
 ## Getting Started
 
 To build the book, you will need to have mdBook installed. If you don't have it, you can install it with:
 ```bash
-cargo install mdbook
+make setup
 ```
 
 Then you can serve the book on `http://localhost:3000`:
 ```bash
-mdbook serve
+make serve
+```
+
+## Formatting
+
+You can format all of the markdown files in this repo using:
+```bash
+make fmt
 ```