diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 837e76a..df0a2dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ SQLiteC++
 Copyright (c) 2012 Sebastien Rombauts (sebastien dot rombauts at gmail dot com)
 
 Distributed under the MIT License (MIT) (See accompanying file LICENSE.txt
-or copy at [http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT])
+or copy at http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 
 
-SQLiteC++ is a smart and simple C++ SQLite3 wrapper, easy to use and efficient.
+SQLiteC++ is a smart and easy to use C++ SQLite3 wrapper.
 
 The goals of SQLiteC++ are:
 
@@ -38,31 +38,33 @@ To use it in your project, you only need to add the 6 SQLiteC++ source files
 in your project code base (not the main.cpp example file).
 
 Tot get started, look at the provided examples in main.cpp, starting by :
-<code><pre>
+
+```C++
 int main (void)
 {
     try
     {
         // Open a database file
         SQLite::Database    db("example.db3");
-        std::cout << "database file: " << db.getFilename().c_str() << " opened successfully\n";
+        std::cout << "database file opened successfully\n";
         
         // Compile a SQL query, containing one parameter (index 1)
         SQLite::Statement   query(db, "SELECT * FROM test WHERE size > ?");
-        std::cout << "statement: " << query.getQuery().c_str() << " compiled (" << query.getColumnCount () << " columns)\n";
+        std::cout << "statement: " << query.getQuery().c_str()
+                  << " compiled (" << query.getColumnCount () << " columns)\n";
         
         // Bind the integer value 6 to the first parameter of the SQL query
         query.bind(1, 6);
         
-        // Loop to execute the query step by step, to get one a row of results at a time
+        // Loop to execute the query step by step, to get rows of result
         while (query.executeStep())
         {
             // Demonstrate how to get some typed column value
-            int         id      = query.getColumn(0); // = query.getColumn(0).getInt()
-            std::string value   = query.getColumn(1); // = query.getColumn(1).getText()
-            int         size    = query.getColumn(2); // = query.getColumn(2).getInt()
+            int         id      = query.getColumn(0);
+            std::string value   = query.getColumn(1);
+            int         size    = query.getColumn(2);
             
-            std::cout << "row : (" << id << ", " << value << ", " << size << ")\n";
+            std::cout << "row: " << id << ", " << value << ", " << size << "\n";
         }
         
         // Reset the query to use it again later
@@ -73,21 +75,12 @@ int main (void)
         std::cout << "exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
     }
 }
-</pre></code>
+```
 
 For other simple C++ SQLite wrappers look also at:
 
- - sqdbcpp also using RAII [http://code.google.com/p/sqdbcpp/]
- - CppSQLite [http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/6343/CppSQLite-C-Wrapper-for-SQLite/]
-   or a git fork at [https://github.com/NeoSmart/CppSQLite/]
- - sqlite3pp [http://code.google.com/p/sqlite3pp/]
- - SQLite++ [http://sqlitepp.berlios.de/]
-
-
-  [http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT]: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
-  [http://code.google.com/p/sqdbcpp/]: http://code.google.com/p/sqdbcpp/
-  [http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/6343/CppSQLite-C-Wrapper-for-SQLite/]: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/6343/CppSQLite-C-Wrapper-for-SQLite/
-  [https://github.com/NeoSmart/CppSQLite/]: https://github.com/NeoSmart/CppSQLite/
-  [http://code.google.com/p/sqlite3pp/]: http://code.google.com/p/sqlite3pp/
-  [http://sqlitepp.berlios.de/]: http://sqlitepp.berlios.de/
-
+ - **sqdbcpp**: RAII design, no depandencies, UTF-8/UTF-16, new BSD license (http://code.google.com/p/sqdbcpp/)
+ - **sqlite3pp**: uses boost, MIT License (http://code.google.com/p/sqlite3pp/)
+ - **SQLite++**: uses boost build system, Boost License 1.0 (http://sqlitepp.berlios.de/)
+ - **sqlite3cc**: uses boost, LPGPL (https://launchpad.net/sqlite3cc)
+ - **CppSQLite**: famous Code Project but old design, BSD License (http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/6343/CppSQLite-C-Wrapper-for-SQLite/)
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