diff --git a/epub2md/pipeline.py b/epub2md/pipeline.py
index 1316ebf..07374d2 100644
--- a/epub2md/pipeline.py
+++ b/epub2md/pipeline.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def _convert(reader: EpubReader, input_path: Path, output_dir: Path, opts: Optio
     stats = _book_stats(all_chapters, media, renderer, diag)
     if opts.toc:
         files["README.md"] = writer.readme(md, chapters, endnotes, package.toc, resolver, stats, cover_out,
-                                           package.version, input_path.name, opts.command)
+                                           package.version, input_path.name, opts.command, str(output_dir))
     existing = {mf.output for mf in media.files.values()} if opts.extract_media else set()
     if opts.copy_original:
         existing.add(f"source/{input_path.name}")
diff --git a/epub2md/writer.py b/epub2md/writer.py
index 83f4cc5..9c891e2 100644
--- a/epub2md/writer.py
+++ b/epub2md/writer.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def _nav_lines(entries: list[NavEntry], resolver: LinkResolver, depth: int = 0)
 
 def readme(md: BookMetadata, chapters: list[Chapter], endnotes: Chapter | None, nav: list[NavEntry],
            resolver: LinkResolver, stats: dict[str, int], cover: str, epub_version: str, source_name: str,
-           command: list[str]) -> str:
+           command: list[str], output_dir: str = "OUTPUT_VERZEICHNIS") -> str:
     out = [f"# {md_escape(md.title or source_name)}"]
     if md.subtitle:
         out.append(f"*{md_escape(md.subtitle)}*")
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ def readme(md: BookMetadata, chapters: list[Chapter], endnotes: Chapter | None,
     out.append("\n".join(["| Kennzahl | Anzahl |", "| --- | ---: |"] + [f"| {lbl} | {stats.get(k, 0)} |" for k, lbl in labels]))
     out.append("Details: [conversion-report.json](conversion-report.json), "
                "[manifest.json](manifest.json), [Warnungen](diagnostics/warnings.md)")
+    stem = source_name[:-5] if source_name.lower().endswith(".epub") else source_name
+    math = " --mathml" if stats.get("formulas") else ""
+    commands = [
+        "# Gesamtdatei erzeugen (im selben Arbeitsverzeichnis wie die Konvertierung)",
+        f"python3 epub2md_merge.py {shlex.quote(output_dir)}",
+        "# danach in diesem Ordner:",
+        f"pandoc {shlex.quote(stem + '.md')} --toc -s{math} -o {shlex.quote(stem + '.html')}",
+        f"pandoc {shlex.quote(stem + '.md')} --toc -o {shlex.quote(stem + '.epub')}",
+    ]
+    out.append("## Weiterverarbeitung")
+    out.append("```bash\n" + "\n".join(commands) + "\n```")
+    if math:
+        out.append("Das Buch enthält Formeln: Für HTML `--mathml` (oder `--mathjax`) verwenden, sonst belässt "
+                   "Pandoc Matrizen und ähnliche Konstrukte als TeX-Text.")
     out.append("## Reproduktion")
     out.append("```bash\n" + " ".join(shlex.quote(c) for c in command) + "\n```")
     return "\n\n".join(out) + "\n"
diff --git a/tests/test_math.py b/tests/test_math.py
index b3eba6c..a89df9c 100644
--- a/tests/test_math.py
+++ b/tests/test_math.py
@@ -104,3 +104,13 @@ def test_svg_file_formula_is_reported_as_svg(convert):
     report = convert(math_book()).report
     origins = {f["origin"] for f in report["formulas"]["items"]}
     assert "svg" in origins
+
+
+def test_book_readme_suggests_mathml_for_pandoc_only_with_formulas(convert):
+    run = convert(math_book())
+    readme = (run.out / "README.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "## Weiterverarbeitung" in readme and "epub2md_merge.py" in readme
+    assert "--mathml" in readme
+    plain = convert(Book(docs=[Doc("a.xhtml", "<h1>A</h1><p>Text</p>")]))
+    plain_readme = (plain.out / "README.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "## Weiterverarbeitung" in plain_readme and "--mathml" not in plain_readme