diff --git a/lib/README b/lib/README
index 866f6a7c0e..1ca4997908 100644
--- a/lib/README
+++ b/lib/README
@@ -47,3 +47,26 @@ need to make sure GNOME_PATH is set to your $prefix for gtkhtml.
 Once gnome-config reports the correct locations for gtkhtml, you can
 go through the normal gnucash configure/build process.
 
+Finance::Quote
+--------------
+
+Building and installing Finance::Quote is fairly simple.  It is needed
+to perform stock lookups with gnc-prices and other programs.  It can
+be built after GnuCash if required.  (If you try to use gnc-prices and
+other scripts without Finance::Quote installed, you'll get an ugly
+error message.)
+
+Building is simple.  In the finance-quote directory:
+
+	perl Makefile.PL
+	make
+	make test 	(optional)
+	make install	(as root)
+
+This will install the module into the appropriate place where perl modules
+live on your system.
+
+Please note that the test scripts for Finance::Quote 1.01 (which is included
+here) may take a VERY long time to complete.  This problem is fixed in
+version 1.02 (which is still in development at the time of writing this
+README).