diff --git a/tools/make-books.sh b/tools/make-books.sh
index e486a14..1a5f7ea 100755
--- a/tools/make-books.sh
+++ b/tools/make-books.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ cd ../
 if command -v pandoc &>/dev/null; then
     echo "pandoc is installed"
 else
-    echo "installing pandoc"
-    sudo apt-get install pandoc
+    echo "You need to install pandoc. Please visit: https://pandoc.org/installing.html"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 pandoc -o $DIR_DOWNLOADS/typescript-book.epub --metadata title="The Concise TypeScript Book" --metadata author="Simone Poggiali"  -s README.md