diff --git a/reader.lua b/reader.lua
index 1f3187a2d..cf92d4171 100755
--- a/reader.lua
+++ b/reader.lua
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ require "ui/readerui"
 require "document/document"
 require "settings"
 require "dbg"
+require "gettext"
 
 
 HomeMenu = InputContainer:new{
 	item_table = {},
 	key_events = {
-		TapShowMenu = { {"Home"}, doc = "Show Home Menu"},
+		TapShowMenu = { {_("Home")}, doc = _("Show Home Menu")},
 	},
 	ges_events = {
 		TapShowMenu = {
@@ -44,14 +45,14 @@ function exitReader()
 			local dev = Device:getTouchInputDev()
 			if dev then
 				local width, height = Screen:getWidth(), Screen:getHeight()
-				input.fakeTapInput(dev, 
+				input.fakeTapInput(dev,
 					math.min(width, height)/2,
 					math.max(width, height)-30
 				)
 			end
 		end
 	end
-	
+
 	os.exit(0)
 end
 
@@ -78,12 +79,12 @@ function HomeMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
 		})
 	end
 	table.insert(self.item_table, {
-		text = "Last documents",
+		text = _("Last documents"),
 		sub_item_table = hist_sub_item_table,
 	})
 
 	table.insert(self.item_table, {
-		text = "Exit",
+		text = _("Exit"),
 		callback = function()
 			exitReader()
 		end
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ function HomeMenu:onTapShowMenu()
 
 	local home_menu = Menu:new{
 		show_parent = menu_container,
-		title = "Home menu",
+		title = _("Home menu"),
 		item_table = self.item_table,
 		width = Screen:getWidth() - 100,
 	}
@@ -121,7 +122,9 @@ end
 function showReader(file, pass)
 	local document = DocumentRegistry:openDocument(file)
 	if not document then
-		UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{ text = "No reader engine for this file" })
+		UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
+			text = _("No reader engine for this file")
+		})
 		return
 	end
 
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ function showHomePage(path)
 
 	local FileManager = FileChooser:new{
 		show_parent = HomePage,
-		title = "FileManager",
+		title = _("FileManager"),
 		path = path,
 		width = Screen:getWidth(),
 		height = Screen:getHeight(),
@@ -187,19 +190,19 @@ longopts = {
 }
 
 function showusage()
-	print("usage: ./reader.lua [OPTION] ... path")
-	print("Read all the books on your E-Ink reader")
+	print(_("usage: ./reader.lua [OPTION] ... path"))
+	print(_("Read all the books on your E-Ink reader"))
 	print("")
-	print("-d               start in debug mode")
-	print("-h               show this usage help")
+	print(_("-d               start in debug mode"))
+	print(_("-h               show this usage help"))
 	print("")
-	print("If you give the name of a directory instead of a file path, a file")
-	print("chooser will show up and let you select a file")
+	print(_("If you give the name of a directory instead of a file path, a file"))
+	print(_("chooser will show up and let you select a file"))
 	print("")
-	print("If you don't pass any path, the last viewed document will be opened")
+	print(_("If you don't pass any path, the last viewed document will be opened"))
 	print("")
-	print("This software is licensed under the GPLv3.")
-	print("See http://github.com/koreader/kindlepdfviewer for more info.")
+	print(_("This software is licensed under the GPLv3."))
+	print(_("See http://github.com/koreader/kindlepdfviewer for more info."))
 	return
 end