diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 252eb9e..a2fac5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ This repository contains PayPal's PHP SDK and samples for REST API.
 
    * PHP 5.3 or above
    * curl, json & openssl extensions must be enabled
-   * composer for running the sample out of the box (See http://getcomposer.org)
+   * composer for fetching dependencies (See http://getcomposer.org)
+
 
 
 ## Running the sample
 
-   * Ensure that you have composer installed on your machine.
-   * Navigate to the samples folder and run 'composer update --no-dev'.
+   * `Composer` is the recommended way to get the SDK. Ensure that you have composer installed on your machine, navigate to the samples folder and run 'composer update --no-dev' to fetch the SDK.
+   * In case you cannot install composer on your machine, you can also fetch the SDK bundle from https://github.com/paypal/sdk-packages/raw/gh-pages/rest-api-sdk/php/rest-api-sdk-php-0.7.1.zip and unzip the bundle in to the samples folder.
    * Optionally, update the bootstrap.php file with your own client Id and client secret.
    * Run any of the samples in the 'samples' folder to see what the APIs can do.
     
diff --git a/sample/README.md b/sample/README.md
index dfffbfe..08dfcc3 100644
--- a/sample/README.md
+++ b/sample/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Rest API Samples
 ===================
 
 
-This sample project is a simple web app that you can explore to understand what the payment APIs can do for you. To try out the sample, run `composer update` from the samples folder and you are all set.
+This sample project is a simple web app that you can explore to understand what the payment APIs can do for you. To try out the sample, run `composer update --no-dev` from the samples folder and you are all set. In case you cannot install composer on your machine, you can fetch the SDK download bundle from https://github.com/paypal/sdk-packages/raw/gh-pages/rest-api-sdk/php/rest-api-sdk-php-0.7.1.zip and unzip the contents to the samples folder.
 
 
 The sample comes pre-configured with a test account but in case you need to try them against your account, you must