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@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ Epub.js provides an interface for common ebook functions (such as rendering, per
 
 ![Why EPUB](http://fchasen.com/futurepress/whyepub.png)
 
-The [EPUB standard](http://www.idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-overview.html) is a widely used and easily convertible format.  Many books are currently in this format, and it is convertible to many other formats (such as PDF, Mobi and iBooks).
+The [EPUB standard](http://www.idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-overview.html) is a widely used and easily convertible format. Many books are currently in this format, and it is convertible to many other formats (such as PDF, Mobi and iBooks).
 
-An unzipped ePUB3 is a collection of HTML5 files, CSS, images and other media – just like any other website.  However, it enforces a schema of book components, which allows us to render a book and its parts based on a controlled vocabulary.  
+An unzipped EPUB3 is a collection of HTML5 files, CSS, images and other media – just like any other website. However, it enforces a schema of book components, which allows us to render a book and its parts based on a controlled vocabulary.
 
-More specifically, the ePUB schema standardizes the table of contents, provides a manifest that enables the caching of the entire book, and separates the storage of the content from how it’s displayed.
+More specifically, the EPUB schema standardizes the table of contents, provides a manifest that enables the caching of the entire book, and separates the storage of the content from how it’s displayed.
 
 ## Getting Started
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ If using archived `.epub` files include JSZip:
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jszip/3.1.5/jszip.min.js"></script>
 ```
 
-Setup a element to render to:
+Set up a element to render to:
 
 ```html
 <div id="area"></div>
@@ -98,12 +98,13 @@ A Markdown version is included in the repo at [documentation/API.md](htts://gith
 
 install [node.js](http://nodejs.org/)
 
-install the project dependences with npm
+Then install the project dependences with npm
+
 ```javascript
 npm install
 ```
 
-then you can run the reader locally with the command
+You can run the reader locally with the command
 
 ```javascript
 npm start
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ npm run watch
 
 Similar to a plugins, Epub.js implements events that can be "hooked" into. Thus you can interact with and manipulate the contents of the book.
 
-Examples of this functionality is loading videos from YouTube links before displaying a chapters contents or implementing annotation.
+Examples of this functionality is loading videos from YouTube links before displaying a chapter's contents or implementing annotation.
 
 Hooks require an event to register to and a can return a promise to block until they are finished.