diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b08671553..c97bfdc04 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ temp.Rmd
 figures
 _book
 _main.*
+adv-r-source.zip
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f4c34e17..20beeb914 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ RMarkdown
 * Beware caching: after changing the size of an image you may need to
   clear the cache before it is correctly updated.
 
+To zip files to for publisher:
+
+```
+zip -r adv-r-source.zip . -x '_book/*' -x '_bookdown_files/*' -x main.pdf -x 'www/*' -x '.*'
+```
+
 ## Code of conduct
 
 Please note that Advanced R is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).