diff --git a/commands/everyone.py b/commands/everyone.py
index 6ccac0f..ec23bb7 100755
--- a/commands/everyone.py
+++ b/commands/everyone.py
@@ -501,7 +501,11 @@ class CmdRead(Command):
             buf = myfile.read()
             session = reader.sessions.get()[0]
             width = self.client_width()
-            tidied = md_to_evennia(buf, reader.utf(), width)
+
+            if reader.is_webclient():
+                tidied = md_to_html(buf)
+            else:
+                tidied = md_to_evennia(buf, reader.is_utf(), width)
             if prefix:
                 tidied = prefix + "|/" + tidied
             EvMore(reader, tidied, session=session,
@@ -509,9 +513,19 @@ class CmdRead(Command):
 
 def md_to_evennia(text, utf, width):
     brk = '─' if utf else '-'
-    no_data = sub(r">.*[\n\r]+", "", text, MULTILINE)
-    return sub(r"#.*", '|W' + (brk * width) + '|n',
-               no_data, MULTILINE)
+    line_brk = '|W' + (brk * width) + '|n'
+    breaks = [line_brk if line.startswith("#") else line
+              for line in md_preprocessor(text)]
+    return "\n".join(breaks)
+
+def md_to_html(text):
+    breaks = ["<br/>" if line.startswith("#") else line
+              for line in md_preprocessor(text)]
+    return "\n".join(breaks)
+
+def md_preprocessor(text):
+    lines = text.splitlines()
+    return [line for line in lines if not line.startswith(">")]
 
 class CmdTake(CmdGet, NumberedTargetCommand):
     """
diff --git a/typeclasses/characters.py b/typeclasses/characters.py
index 127c221..6595672 100644
--- a/typeclasses/characters.py
+++ b/typeclasses/characters.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from evennia.utils.search import (search_object, search_account,
                                   search_objects_by_typeclass,
                                   search_channel)
 
+from utils.user_info import location
 from utils.word_list import routput, choices, fix_msg
 from typeclasses.objects import Object, ObjectParent
 from typeclasses.tutorial import TutorBird, TutorialState
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ class Character(Object, GenderCharacter, ContribRPCharacter):
             self.create_ticket()
             self.create_pouch()
 
-    def utf(self):
+    def is_utf(self):
         """
         Return True if character's user encoding is UTF-8.
         """
@@ -86,6 +87,16 @@ class Character(Object, GenderCharacter, ContribRPCharacter):
             return flags.get("ENCODING") == 'utf-8'
         return False
 
+    def is_webclient(self):
+        """
+        Return True if using the 'web' protocol.
+        """
+        session = self.sessions.get()[0]
+        if session:
+            prot = session.protocol_key
+            return prot == 'web'
+        return False
+
     def delete_inv(self, typeclass):
         """
         Delete items from a character's inventory of typeclass.
@@ -152,21 +163,6 @@ class Character(Object, GenderCharacter, ContribRPCharacter):
         self.delete_inv("typeclasses.drinkables.Cocktail")
         self.move_to(search_object("mp05").first(), quiet=True, use_destination=True)
 
-    def location_info(self):
-        """
-        Return string containing location information from IP address.
-        """
-        ip_address = self.sessions.get()[0].address
-        if ip_address == "127.0.0.1":
-            return "(from localhost)"
-
-        response = requests.get(f'https://ipapi.co/{ip_address}/json/',
-                                timeout=1).json()
-        city = response.get("city") or "Unknown City"
-        region = response.get("region") or "Unknown Region"
-        country = response.get("country_name") or "Unknown Country"
-        return f"(from {city}, {region}, {country})"
-
     def at_post_puppet(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Setup the character based for _this world_.
@@ -185,7 +181,11 @@ class Character(Object, GenderCharacter, ContribRPCharacter):
 
             name = self.name
             desc = self.db._sdesc
-            where = self.location_info()
+            (city, region, country, _) = location(self)
+            if country:
+                where = f"(from {city}, {region}, {country})"
+            else:
+                where = "(from localhost)"
             msg = f"{name}, the {desc}, played by `{player}`, connected {where}."
 
             logger.info(msg)
diff --git a/typeclasses/readables.py b/typeclasses/readables.py
index 836cd0e..9b7311c 100755
--- a/typeclasses/readables.py
+++ b/typeclasses/readables.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from evennia.prototypes.spawner import spawn
 
 from typeclasses.objects import Object
 from typeclasses.consumables import Producer
+from utils.user_info import location
 from utils.word_list import routput
 
 from commands.misc import CmdSetWrite
@@ -117,7 +118,13 @@ class WriteableBook(Book):
                 myfile.write(message)
                 myfile.write("\n\n")
                 myfile.write(f"> User: {writer.account.name}\n")
-                myfile.write(f"> Addr: {session.protocol_key}:{session.address}\n")
+                myfile.write(f"> Desc: {writer.db._sdesc}\n")
+
+                (city, region, country, _) = location(self)
+                if country:
+                    myfile.write(f"> From: {city}, {region}, {country}")
+                else:
+                    myfile.write("> From: localhost")
                 myfile.write(f"> Cmds: {session.cmd_total}\n\n")
 
     def do_write_end(self, writer):