diff --git a/src/API/Books.hs b/src/API/Books.hs
index 3cb0369..6a9ebdb 100644
--- a/src/API/Books.hs
+++ b/src/API/Books.hs
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ import Crypto.Hash (digestFromByteString)
 
 data JsonBook = JsonBook { identifier :: BookID
                          , contentType :: Text
-                         , title :: Maybe Text
+                         , title :: Text
                          , description :: Maybe Text
                          , channels :: [Text]
                          , tags :: [Text] }
               deriving (Generic, Show)
 
 data PostBook = PostBook { contentType :: Text
-                         , title :: Maybe Text
+                         , title :: Text
                          , description :: Maybe Text
                          , channels :: [Text]
                          , tags :: [Text] }
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ type BaseAPI = "books" :> Get '[JSON] [JsonBook]
        :<|> "books" :> ReqBody '[JSON] PostBook :> Post '[JSON] JsonBook
        :<|> "books" :> Capture "book_id" BookID :> "meta" :> ReqBody '[JSON] JsonBook :> Put '[JSON] JsonBook
        :<|> "books" :> Capture "book_id" BookID :> ReqBody '[OctetStream] ByteString :> Put '[JSON] NoContent
-       :<|> "books" :> Capture "book_id" BookID :> Get '[OctetStream] ByteString
+       :<|> GetBook
+
+type GetBook = "books" :> Capture "book_id" BookID :> Get '[OctetStream] ByteString
 
 handler :: ServerT API AppM
 handler user = listBooksHandler user
diff --git a/src/API/Catalogue.hs b/src/API/Catalogue.hs
index 74872aa..9a36699 100644
--- a/src/API/Catalogue.hs
+++ b/src/API/Catalogue.hs
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@
 module API.Catalogue (VersionedAPI, handler) where
 
 import Types
-import Servant
+import Servant hiding (contentType)
 import ClassyPrelude
 import GHC.TypeLits
 import Server.Auth
 import Servant.Auth as SA
 import Servant.XML
 import qualified Database.Channel as Channel
+import Database.Book (Book(..))
 import Database
+import qualified API.Books
 
 -- This is my first try on going to versioned apis, things might change
 -- I think my rule of thumb is that you can add new things as you want, but
@@ -106,15 +108,21 @@ relUrl :: Link -> Rel
 relUrl x = Rel ("/api/current/" <> (pack . uriPath . linkURI $ x))
 
 getBooksV1 :: Channel.ChannelID -> SafeUser -> AppM (Catalog 1)
-getBooksV1 identifier SafeUser{} = do
+getBooksV1 channelID SafeUser{username} = do
   updated <- liftIO getCurrentTime
   let self = relUrl selfUrl
       start = relUrl startUrl
-      selfUrl = safeLink (Proxy @(BaseAPI 1)) (Proxy @(ChannelCatalog 1)) identifier
+      selfUrl = safeLink (Proxy @(BaseAPI 1)) (Proxy @(ChannelCatalog 1)) channelID
       startUrl = safeLink (Proxy @(BaseAPI 1)) (Proxy @(RootCatalog 1))
-      entries = mempty
       pagination = Pagination Nothing Nothing
+  entries <- map (toEntry updated) <$> runDB (Channel.channelBooks username channelID)
   pure CatalogV1{..}
+  where
+    toEntry updated Book{description,title,identifier=bookId} =
+      let content = fromMaybe "no content" description
+          identifier = pack . show $ bookId
+          link = Right (Acquisition (relUrl (safeLink (Proxy @API.Books.BaseAPI) (Proxy @API.Books.GetBook) bookId)))
+      in EntryV1{..}
 
 getChannelsV1 :: SafeUser -> AppM (Catalog 1)
 getChannelsV1 SafeUser{username} = do
diff --git a/src/Database/Book.hs b/src/Database/Book.hs
index eb78b9d..8ce492c 100644
--- a/src/Database/Book.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Book.hs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ getBook identifier owner = listToMaybe . fromRels <$> query q
       return book
 
 data InsertBook = InsertBook { contentType :: Text
-                             , title :: Maybe Text
+                             , title :: Text
                              , description :: Maybe Text
                              , owner :: Username }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ insertBook InsertBook{..} = do
 
 data UpdateBook = UpdateBook { identifier :: BookID
                              , contentType :: Text
-                             , title :: Maybe Text
+                             , title :: Text
                              , description :: Maybe Text
                              , owner :: Username
                              , tags :: [Text]
diff --git a/src/Database/Channel.hs b/src/Database/Channel.hs
index 10d84bc..4af4fc3 100644
--- a/src/Database/Channel.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Channel.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Database.Channel
   , Visibility(..)
   , clearChannels
   , booksChannels
+  , channelBooks
   , Channel(..)
   , ChannelID(..) )
   where
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ insertChannel username channel visibility = runMaybeT $ do
       restrict (user .== literal username)
       return userId
 
+channelBooks :: (MonadSelda m, MonadMask m, MonadIO m) => Username -> ChannelID -> m [Book]
+channelBooks _username _channelID = do
+  return []
+
 booksChannels :: (MonadSelda m, MonadMask m, MonadIO m) => BookID -> m [Channel]
 booksChannels bookId = fromRels <$> query q
   where
diff --git a/src/Database/Schema.hs b/src/Database/Schema.hs
index 8084168..598abdb 100644
--- a/src/Database/Schema.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Schema.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ instance SqlType Username where
 
 newtype UserID = UserID {unUserID :: Int} deriving (Show)
 
-newtype BookID = BookID {unBookID :: Int} deriving (Show, ToJSON, FromJSON, FromHttpApiData, Eq, Ord)
+newtype BookID = BookID {unBookID :: Int} deriving (Show, ToJSON, FromJSON, FromHttpApiData, Eq, Ord, ToHttpApiData)
 
 newtype ChannelID = ChannelID {unChannelID :: Int} deriving (Show, ToHttpApiData, FromHttpApiData, ToJSON, FromJSON)
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ newtype HashDigest = HashDigest { unHex :: ByteString } deriving Show
 data Book = Book { identifier :: BookID
                  , contentHash :: Maybe HashDigest
                  , contentType :: Text
-                 , title :: Maybe Text
+                 , title :: Text
                  , description :: Maybe Text
                  , owner :: UserID }
           deriving (Show, Generic)