diff --git a/REQUIREMENTS.txt b/REQUIREMENTS.txt
index b16f0fe..47bfcc0 100644
--- a/REQUIREMENTS.txt
+++ b/REQUIREMENTS.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ django
 djangorestframework
 django-cors-headers
 pyyaml
+markdown
diff --git a/compile_server/app/templates/readerpage.html b/compile_server/app/templates/readerpage.html
index 246bf49..f32649c 100644
--- a/compile_server/app/templates/readerpage.html
+++ b/compile_server/app/templates/readerpage.html
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'book_base.html' %}
+
+{% load markdown_filter %}
+
 {% block sidebar %}
 <nav id="sidebar">
     <ul class="list-unstyled components">
@@ -54,6 +57,6 @@
         </div>
     </nav>
 
-    {{ content|safe }}
+    {{ content|markdownify|safe }}
 </div>
 {% endblock%}
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diff --git a/compile_server/app/templatetags/__init__.py b/compile_server/app/templatetags/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/compile_server/app/templatetags/markdown_filter.py b/compile_server/app/templatetags/markdown_filter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12ee4a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compile_server/app/templatetags/markdown_filter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from django import template
+import markdown
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+@register.filter
+def markdownify(text):
+    return markdown.markdown(text, safe_mode='escape')
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diff --git a/compile_server/app/views.py b/compile_server/app/views.py
index a94884c..ad8c24a 100644
--- a/compile_server/app/views.py
+++ b/compile_server/app/views.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def book_router(request, book, part, chapter):
 
     content_page = os.path.join(book_path,
                                 "pages",
-                                "part%s-chapter%s.html" % (part, chapter))
+                                "part%s-chapter%s.md" % (part, chapter))
 
     if os.path.isfile(content_page):
         with open(content_page, 'r') as f:
diff --git a/resources/books/Ada_For_The_C_Developer/pages/part1-chapter1.html b/resources/books/Ada_For_The_C_Developer/pages/part1-chapter1.md
similarity index 60%
rename from resources/books/Ada_For_The_C_Developer/pages/part1-chapter1.html
rename to resources/books/Ada_For_The_C_Developer/pages/part1-chapter1.md
index b482272..51d5bbc 100644
--- a/resources/books/Ada_For_The_C_Developer/pages/part1-chapter1.html
+++ b/resources/books/Ada_For_The_C_Developer/pages/part1-chapter1.md
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
+# Part 1 Chapter 1
 
-<h2>Part 1 Chapter 1</h2>
-<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
     aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
     Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
-    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
-<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
+    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
+    
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
     aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
     Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
-    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
+    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
+    
+---
 
-<div class="line"></div>
-
-<h2>Lorem Ipsum Dolor</h2>
-<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
+## Lorem Ipsum Dolor
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
     aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
     Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
-    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
+    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
 
-<div class="line"></div>
+---
 
-<h2>Lorem Ipsum Dolor</h2>
-<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
+## Lorem Ipsum Dolor
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
     aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
     Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
-    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
+    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
 
-<div class="line"></div>
+---
 
-<h3>Lorem Ipsum Dolor</h3>
-<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
+### Lorem Ipsum Dolor
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
     aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
     Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
-    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
\ No newline at end of file
+    sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
\ No newline at end of file