diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bff8e9bd..0af11c45 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ clap = "2.2.1"
 handlebars = "0.20.0"
 rustc-serialize = "0.3.18"
 pulldown-cmark = "0.0.8"
+log = "0.3"
 
 # Watch feature
 notify = { version = "2.5.5", optional = true }
diff --git a/src/book/mod.rs b/src/book/mod.rs
index 4e64092c..9a2f17c4 100644
--- a/src/book/mod.rs
+++ b/src/book/mod.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl MDBook {
     pub fn new(root: &Path) -> MDBook {
 
         if !root.exists() || !root.is_dir() {
-            output!("{:?} No directory with that name", root);
+            info!("{:?} No directory with that name", root);
         }
 
         MDBook {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl MDBook {
 
         if !self.root.exists() {
             fs::create_dir_all(&self.root).unwrap();
-            output!("{:?} created", &self.root);
+            info!("{:?} created", &self.root);
         }
 
         {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 91aa9fa9..2bc34fec 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ extern crate rustc_serialize;
 extern crate handlebars;
 extern crate pulldown_cmark;
 
-#[macro_use] pub mod macros;
+#[macro_use] extern crate log;
 pub mod book;
 mod parse;
 pub mod renderer;
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 551eded8..00000000
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "debug")]
-macro_rules! debug {
-    ($fmt:expr) => (println!($fmt));
-    ($fmt:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => (println!($fmt, $($arg)*));
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(feature = "debug"))]
-macro_rules! debug {
-    ($fmt:expr) => ();
-    ($fmt:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => ();
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "output")]
-macro_rules! output {
-    ($fmt:expr) => (println!($fmt));
-    ($fmt:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => (println!($fmt, $($arg)*));
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(feature = "output"))]
-macro_rules! output {
-    ($fmt:expr) => ();
-    ($fmt:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => ();
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs
index dd53a040..15a6894f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl Renderer for HtmlHandlebars {
                         // Write to file
                         let mut file =
                             try!(utils::fs::create_file(&book.get_dest().join(&ch.path).with_extension("html")));
-                        output!("[*] Creating {:?} ✓", &book.get_dest().join(&ch.path).with_extension("html"));
+                        info!("[*] Creating {:?} ✓", &book.get_dest().join(&ch.path).with_extension("html"));
 
                         try!(file.write_all(&rendered.into_bytes()));
 
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ impl Renderer for HtmlHandlebars {
 
                             try!(index_file.write_all(content.as_bytes()));
 
-                            output!("[*] Creating index.html from {:?} ✓",
-                                    book.get_dest().join(&ch.path.with_extension("html")));
+                            info!("[*] Creating index.html from {:?} ✓",
+                                  book.get_dest().join(&ch.path.with_extension("html")));
                             index = false;
                         }
                     }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl Renderer for HtmlHandlebars {
         let rendered = try!(handlebars.render("index", &data));
         let mut file = try!(utils::fs::create_file(&book.get_dest().join("print").with_extension("html")));
         try!(file.write_all(&rendered.into_bytes()));
-        output!("[*] Creating print.html ✓");
+        info!("[*] Creating print.html ✓");
 
         // Copy static files (js, css, images, ...)
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/helpers/playpen.rs b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/helpers/playpen.rs
index da04552b..ed76e9ba 100644
--- a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/helpers/playpen.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/helpers/playpen.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn render_playpen(s: &str, path: &Path) -> String {
 
         // Check if the file exists
         if !playpen.rust_file.exists() || !playpen.rust_file.is_file() {
-            output!("[-] No file exists for {{{{#playpen }}}}\n    {}", playpen.rust_file.to_str().unwrap());
+            info!("[-] No file exists for {{{{#playpen }}}}\n    {}", playpen.rust_file.to_str().unwrap());
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/fs.rs b/src/utils/fs.rs
index bb4aa7f0..9e268646 100644
--- a/src/utils/fs.rs
+++ b/src/utils/fs.rs
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ pub fn copy_files_except_ext(from: &Path, to: &Path, recursive: bool, ext_blackl
                 debug!("[*] creating path for file: {:?}",
                        &to.join(entry.path().file_name().expect("a file should have a file name...")));
 
-                output!("[*] Copying file: {:?}\n    to {:?}",
-                        entry.path(),
-                        &to.join(entry.path().file_name().expect("a file should have a file name...")));
+                info!("[*] Copying file: {:?}\n    to {:?}",
+                      entry.path(),
+                      &to.join(entry.path().file_name().expect("a file should have a file name...")));
                 try!(fs::copy(entry.path(),
                               &to.join(entry.path().file_name().expect("a file should have a file name..."))));
             }