diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e99e36..9ee0f71 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-*.pyc
\ No newline at end of file
+*.pyc
+
+# distutils
+/dist/
+*.egg-info/
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..12d3e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+
+setup(
+    name = 'mobi-python',
+    version = "0.1",
+    description = 'A library for reading (unencrypted) mobi-reader files in Python.',
+    url = 'https://github.com/kroo/mobi-python',
+    classifiers = [
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries',
+        ],
+    packages = ['mobi']
+)
+