diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 170219e..5e69d42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ListDownloader
-====================
+==============
 
 About
---------------------
+-----
 This program simply takes a list of files as argument and a directory to download the files, and it downloads them sequentially, or in parallel. The program gives the option to load the whole list, or do parts of the list at a time. An option also is provided for how many threads/processes to be used.
 
 Installation
---------------------
+------------
 
 (Installation was prepared for and tested with Debian Jessie.)
 
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ You can install the package with pip using
 
     # pip install listdownloader
 
-Or you can create the installation package yourself from the source using
+OR you can use the scripts that are provided to do that (`run_build`, and `run_install`), which are available in the repository.
+
+OR you can create the source installation package yourself using
 
     python3 setup.py sdist
 
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ and then use pip to install the package that will be built in the directory `dis
 
     # pip3 install listdownloader-x.y.z.tar.gz
 
-where x.y.z is the current version of the program.
+where x.y.z is the current version of the program. 
 
 The program installs the package listdownloader and a script file for usage.
 
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 170219e..7bdf651 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ListDownloader
-====================
+==============
 
 About
---------------------
+-----
 This program simply takes a list of files as argument and a directory to download the files, and it downloads them sequentially, or in parallel. The program gives the option to load the whole list, or do parts of the list at a time. An option also is provided for how many threads/processes to be used.
 
 Installation
---------------------
+------------
 
 (Installation was prepared for and tested with Debian Jessie.)
 
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ You can install the package with pip using
 
     # pip install listdownloader
 
-Or you can create the installation package yourself from the source using
+OR you can use the scripts that are provided to do that (`run_build`, and `run_install`), which are available in the repository.
+
+OR you can create the source installation package yourself using
 
     python3 setup.py sdist
 
diff --git a/run_build b/run_build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88e48d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#go to the directory of the script
+reldir=`dirname $0`
+cd $reldir
+directory=`pwd`
+
+rm -rf dist
+
+python3 setup.py sdist
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo 'Python packager source distribution tool failed.'
+  exit
+fi
diff --git a/run_install b/run_install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a80ea38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_install
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#go to the directory of the script
+reldir=`dirname $0`
+cd $reldir
+directory=`pwd`
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+pip3 install listdownloader*
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo 'Package installation failed. Did you build the package? Do you have pip3 installed?'
+  exit
+fi
+
diff --git a/run_publish b/run_publish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf98d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_publish
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+python3 setup.py register sdist upload