diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/squants/information/Information.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/squants/information/Information.scala
index 3ec8b4ad..21dfff10 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/squants/information/Information.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/squants/information/Information.scala
@@ -18,12 +18,19 @@ import squants.time.TimeIntegral
  * @since 0.6.0
  * @param value value in [[squants.information.Bytes]]
  */
-final class Information private(val value: Double, val unit: InformationUnit)
+final class Information private(val amount: Long, val unit: InformationUnit)
     extends Quantity[Information]
     with TimeIntegral[DataRate] {
 
   def dimension = Information
 
+  def value = amount.toDouble
+
+  // overridden to remove the forcing of doubles for this unit that makes
+  // no sense, now that this dimension is represented by a Long
+  override def toString(): String = s"$amount ${unit.symbol}"
+  override def toString(uom: UnitOfMeasure[Information]): String = in(uom).toString()
+
   protected def timeDerived = BytesPerSecond(toBytes)
   protected[squants] def time = Seconds(1)
 
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ trait InformationUnit extends UnitOfMeasure[Information] with UnitConverter {
  * Factory singleton for information
  */
 object Information extends Dimension[Information] with BaseDimension {
-  private[information] def apply[A](n: A, unit: InformationUnit)(implicit num: Numeric[A]) = new Information(num.toDouble(n), unit)
+  private[information] def apply[A](n: A, unit: InformationUnit)(implicit num: Numeric[A]) = new Information(num.toLong(n), unit)
   def apply(value: Any) = parse(value)
   def name = "Information"
   def primaryUnit = Bytes
diff --git a/shared/src/test/scala/squants/information/InformationSpec.scala b/shared/src/test/scala/squants/information/InformationSpec.scala
index 4b5392dc..4901326d 100644
--- a/shared/src/test/scala/squants/information/InformationSpec.scala
+++ b/shared/src/test/scala/squants/information/InformationSpec.scala
@@ -146,43 +146,43 @@ class InformationSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers {
   }
 
   it should "return properly formatted strings for all supported Units of Measure" in {
-    Bytes(1).toString(Bytes) should be("1.0 B")
-    Kilobytes(1).toString(Kilobytes) should be("1.0 KB")
-    Megabytes(1).toString(Megabytes) should be("1.0 MB")
-    Gigabytes(1).toString(Gigabytes) should be("1.0 GB")
-    Terabytes(1).toString(Terabytes) should be("1.0 TB")
-    Petabytes(1).toString(Petabytes) should be("1.0 PB")
-    Exabytes(1).toString(Exabytes) should be("1.0 EB")
-    Zettabytes(1).toString(Zettabytes) should be("1.0 ZB")
-    Yottabytes(1).toString(Yottabytes) should be("1.0 YB")
-
-    Kibibytes(1).toString(Kibibytes) should be("1.0 KiB")
-    Mebibytes(1).toString(Mebibytes) should be("1.0 MiB")
-    Gibibytes(1).toString(Gibibytes) should be("1.0 GiB")
-    Tebibytes(1).toString(Tebibytes) should be("1.0 TiB")
-    Pebibytes(1).toString(Pebibytes) should be("1.0 PiB")
-    Exbibytes(1).toString(Exbibytes) should be("1.0 EiB")
-    Zebibytes(1).toString(Zebibytes) should be("1.0 ZiB")
-    Yobibytes(1).toString(Yobibytes) should be("1.0 YiB")
-
-    Bits(1).toString(Bits) should be("1.0 bit")
-    Kilobits(1).toString(Kilobits) should be("1.0 Kbit")
-    Megabits(1).toString(Megabits) should be("1.0 Mbit")
-    Gigabits(1).toString(Gigabits) should be("1.0 Gbit")
-    Terabits(1).toString(Terabits) should be("1.0 Tbit")
-    Petabits(1).toString(Petabits) should be("1.0 Pbit")
-    Exabits(1).toString(Exabits) should be("1.0 Ebit")
-    Zettabits(1).toString(Zettabits) should be("1.0 Zbit")
-    Yottabits(1).toString(Yottabits) should be("1.0 Ybit")
-
-    Kibibits(1).toString(Kibibits) should be("1.0 Kibit")
-    Mebibits(1).toString(Mebibits) should be("1.0 Mibit")
-    Gibibits(1).toString(Gibibits) should be("1.0 Gibit")
-    Tebibits(1).toString(Tebibits) should be("1.0 Tibit")
-    Pebibits(1).toString(Pebibits) should be("1.0 Pibit")
-    Exbibits(1).toString(Exbibits) should be("1.0 Eibit")
-    Zebibits(1).toString(Zebibits) should be("1.0 Zibit")
-    Yobibits(1).toString(Yobibits) should be("1.0 Yibit")
+    Bytes(1).toString(Bytes) should be("1 B")
+    Kilobytes(1).toString(Kilobytes) should be("1 KB")
+    Megabytes(1).toString(Megabytes) should be("1 MB")
+    Gigabytes(1).toString(Gigabytes) should be("1 GB")
+    Terabytes(1).toString(Terabytes) should be("1 TB")
+    Petabytes(1).toString(Petabytes) should be("1 PB")
+    Exabytes(1).toString(Exabytes) should be("1 EB")
+    Zettabytes(1).toString(Zettabytes) should be("1 ZB")
+    Yottabytes(1).toString(Yottabytes) should be("1 YB")
+
+    Kibibytes(1).toString(Kibibytes) should be("1 KiB")
+    Mebibytes(1).toString(Mebibytes) should be("1 MiB")
+    Gibibytes(1).toString(Gibibytes) should be("1 GiB")
+    Tebibytes(1).toString(Tebibytes) should be("1 TiB")
+    Pebibytes(1).toString(Pebibytes) should be("1 PiB")
+    Exbibytes(1).toString(Exbibytes) should be("1 EiB")
+    Zebibytes(1).toString(Zebibytes) should be("1 ZiB")
+    Yobibytes(1).toString(Yobibytes) should be("1 YiB")
+
+    Bits(1).toString(Bits) should be("1 bit")
+    Kilobits(1).toString(Kilobits) should be("1 Kbit")
+    Megabits(1).toString(Megabits) should be("1 Mbit")
+    Gigabits(1).toString(Gigabits) should be("1 Gbit")
+    Terabits(1).toString(Terabits) should be("1 Tbit")
+    Petabits(1).toString(Petabits) should be("1 Pbit")
+    Exabits(1).toString(Exabits) should be("1 Ebit")
+    Zettabits(1).toString(Zettabits) should be("1 Zbit")
+    Yottabits(1).toString(Yottabits) should be("1 Ybit")
+
+    Kibibits(1).toString(Kibibits) should be("1 Kibit")
+    Mebibits(1).toString(Mebibits) should be("1 Mibit")
+    Gibibits(1).toString(Gibibits) should be("1 Gibit")
+    Tebibits(1).toString(Tebibits) should be("1 Tibit")
+    Pebibits(1).toString(Pebibits) should be("1 Pibit")
+    Exbibits(1).toString(Exbibits) should be("1 Eibit")
+    Zebibits(1).toString(Zebibits) should be("1 Zibit")
+    Yobibits(1).toString(Yobibits) should be("1 Yibit")
   }
 
   it should "return Time when divided by DataRate" in {