diff --git a/fedireads/books_manager.py b/fedireads/books_manager.py
index d105da75e..2b20fe0c2 100644
--- a/fedireads/books_manager.py
+++ b/fedireads/books_manager.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from requests import HTTPError
 import importlib
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-from fedireads import models
+from fedireads import models, settings
 from fedireads.tasks import app
 
 
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ def get_by_absolute_id(absolute_id, model):
     except model.DoesNotExist:
         pass
 
+    url = urlparse(absolute_id)
+    if url.netloc != settings.DOMAIN:
+        return None
+
     # try finding a local status with that id
     local_id = absolute_id.split('/')[-1]
     try:
diff --git a/fedireads/connectors/abstract_connector.py b/fedireads/connectors/abstract_connector.py
index 83729bb3f..1068fdeb3 100644
--- a/fedireads/connectors/abstract_connector.py
+++ b/fedireads/connectors/abstract_connector.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from dateutil import parser
 import pytz
 import requests
 
+from django.db import transaction
+
 from fedireads import models
 
 
@@ -16,18 +18,26 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
         self.connector = info
 
         self.book_mappings = {}
+        self.key_mappings = {
+            'isbn_13': ('isbn_13', None),
+            'isbn_10': ('isbn_10', None),
+            'oclc_numbers': ('oclc_number', None),
+            'lccn': ('lccn', None),
+        }
 
-        self.base_url = info.base_url
-        self.books_url = info.books_url
-        self.covers_url = info.covers_url
-        self.search_url = info.search_url
-        self.key_name = info.key_name
-        self.max_query_count = info.max_query_count
-        self.name = info.name
-        self.local = info.local
-        self.id = info.id
-        self.identifier = info.identifier
-
+        fields = [
+            'base_url',
+            'books_url',
+            'covers_url',
+            'search_url',
+            'key_name',
+            'max_query_count',
+            'name',
+            'identifier',
+            'local'
+        ]
+        for field in fields:
+            setattr(self, field, getattr(info, field))
 
     def is_available(self):
         ''' check if you're allowed to use this connector '''
@@ -55,38 +65,94 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
         return results
 
 
-    def create_book(self, key, data, model):
-        ''' create a work or edition from data '''
-        # we really would rather use an existing book than make a new one
-        match = match_from_mappings(data, self.key_mappings)
-        if match:
-            if not isinstance(match, model):
-                if type(match).__name__ == 'Edition':
-                    return match.parent_work
-                else:
-                    return match.default_edition
-            return match
+    def get_or_create_book(self, remote_id):
+        ''' pull up a book record by whatever means possible '''
+        # try to load the book
+        book = models.Book.objects.select_subclasses().filter(
+            remote_id=remote_id
+        ).first()
+        if book:
+            if isinstance(book, models.Work):
+                return book.default_edition
+            return book
 
-        kwargs = {
-            self.key_name: key,
-            'title': data['title'],
-            'connector': self.connector
-        }
-        book = model.objects.create(**kwargs)
+        # no book was found, so we start creating a new one
+        data = get_data(remote_id)
+
+        work = None
+        edition = None
+        if self.is_work_data(data):
+            work_data = data
+            # if we requested a work and there's already an edition, we're set
+            work = self.match_from_mappings(work_data)
+            if work and work.default_edition:
+                return work.default_edition
+
+            # no such luck, we need more information.
+            try:
+                edition_data = self.get_edition_from_work_data(work_data)
+            except KeyError:
+                # hack: re-use the work data as the edition data
+                # this is why remote ids aren't necessarily unique
+                edition_data = data
+        else:
+            edition_data = data
+            edition = self.match_from_mappings(edition_data)
+            # no need to figure out about the work if we already know about it
+            if edition and edition.parent_work:
+                return edition
+
+            # no such luck, we need more information.
+            try:
+                work_data = self.get_work_from_edition_date(edition_data)
+            except KeyError:
+                # remember this hack: re-use the work data as the edition data
+                work_data = data
+
+        # at this point, we need to figure out the work, edition, or both
+        # atomic so that we don't save a work with no edition for vice versa
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            if not work:
+                work_key = work_data.get('url')
+                work = self.create_book(work_key, work_data, models.Work)
+
+            if not edition:
+                ed_key = edition_data.get('url')
+                edition = self.create_book(ed_key, edition_data, models.Edition)
+                edition.default = True
+                edition.parent_work = work
+                edition.save()
+
+        # now's our change to fill in author gaps
+        if not edition.authors and work.authors:
+            edition.authors.set(work.authors.all())
+            edition.author_text = work.author_text
+            edition.save()
+
+        return edition
+
+
+    def create_book(self, remote_id, data, model):
+        ''' create a work or edition from data '''
+        book = model.objects.create(
+            remote_id=remote_id,
+            title=data['title'],
+            connector=self.connector,
+        )
         return self.update_book_from_data(book, data)
 
 
-    def update_book_from_data(self, book, data):
-        ''' simple function to save data to a book '''
-        update_from_mappings(book, data, self.book_mappings)
+    def update_book_from_data(self, book, data, update_cover=True):
+        ''' for creating a new book or syncing with data '''
+        book = update_from_mappings(book, data, self.book_mappings)
+
+        for author in self.get_authors_from_data(data):
+            book.authors.add(author)
+        book.author_text = ', '.join(a.name for a in book.authors.all())
         book.save()
 
-        authors = self.get_authors_from_data(data)
-        for author in authors:
-            book.authors.add(author)
-        if authors:
-            book.author_text = ', '.join(a.name for a in authors)
-            book.save()
+        if not update_cover:
+            return book
 
         cover = self.get_cover_from_data(data)
         if cover:
@@ -103,16 +169,61 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
             key = getattr(book, self.key_name)
             data = self.load_book_data(key)
 
-        if book.sync_cover:
-            book.cover.save(*self.get_cover_from_data(data), save=True)
         if book.sync:
-            book = self.update_book_from_data(book, data)
+            book = self.update_book_from_data(
+                book, data, update_cover=book.sync_cover)
+        else:
+            cover = self.get_cover_from_data(data)
+            if cover:
+                book.cover.save(*cover, save=True)
+
         return book
 
 
-    def load_book_data(self, remote_id):
-        ''' default method for loading book data '''
-        return get_data(remote_id)
+    def match_from_mappings(self, data):
+        ''' try to find existing copies of this book using various keys '''
+        keys = [
+            ('openlibrary_key', models.Book),
+            ('librarything_key', models.Book),
+            ('goodreads_key', models.Book),
+            ('lccn', models.Work),
+            ('isbn_10', models.Edition),
+            ('isbn_13', models.Edition),
+            ('oclc_number', models.Edition),
+            ('asin', models.Edition),
+        ]
+        noop = lambda x: x
+        for key, model in keys:
+            formatter = None
+            if key in self.key_mappings:
+                key, formatter = self.key_mappings[key]
+            if not formatter:
+                formatter = noop
+
+            value = data.get(key)
+            if not value:
+                continue
+            value = formatter(value)
+
+            match = model.objects.select_subclasses().filter(
+                **{key: value}).first()
+            if match:
+                return match
+
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def is_work_data(self, data):
+        ''' differentiate works and editions '''
+
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_edition_from_work_data(self, data):
+        ''' every work needs at least one edition '''
+
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_work_from_edition_date(self, data):
+        ''' every edition needs a work '''
 
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -135,23 +246,11 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
         ''' create a SearchResult obj from json '''
 
 
-    @abstractmethod
-    def get_or_create_book(self, book_id):
-        ''' request and format a book given an identifier '''
-        # return book model obj
-
-
     @abstractmethod
     def expand_book_data(self, book):
         ''' get more info on a book '''
 
 
-    @abstractmethod
-    def get_or_create_author(self, book_id):
-        ''' request and format a book given an identifier '''
-        # return book model obj
-
-
 def update_from_mappings(obj, data, mappings):
     ''' assign data to model with mappings '''
     noop = lambda x: x
@@ -172,37 +271,6 @@ def update_from_mappings(obj, data, mappings):
     return obj
 
 
-def match_from_mappings(data, mappings):
-    ''' try to find existing copies of this book using various keys '''
-    keys = [
-        ('openlibrary_key', models.Book),
-        ('librarything_key', models.Book),
-        ('goodreads_key', models.Book),
-        ('lccn', models.Work),
-        ('isbn_10', models.Edition),
-        ('isbn_13', models.Edition),
-        ('oclc_number', models.Edition),
-        ('asin', models.Edition),
-    ]
-    noop = lambda x: x
-    for key, model in keys:
-        formatter = None
-        if key in mappings:
-            key, formatter = mappings[key]
-        if not formatter:
-            formatter = noop
-
-        value = data.get(key)
-        if not value:
-            continue
-        value = formatter(value)
-
-        match = model.objects.select_subclasses().filter(
-            **{key: value}).first()
-        if match:
-            return match
-
-
 def has_attr(obj, key):
     ''' helper function to check if a model object has a key '''
     try:
@@ -226,7 +294,7 @@ def get_data(url):
     resp = requests.get(
         url,
         headers={
-            'Accept': 'application/activity+json; charset=utf-8',
+            'Accept': 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
         },
     )
     if not resp.ok:
@@ -235,7 +303,7 @@ def get_data(url):
     return data
 
 
-class SearchResult:
+class SearchResult(object):
     ''' standardized search result object '''
     def __init__(self, title, key, author, year):
         self.title = title
diff --git a/fedireads/connectors/fedireads_connector.py b/fedireads/connectors/fedireads_connector.py
index 83705e661..f1a5d68fd 100644
--- a/fedireads/connectors/fedireads_connector.py
+++ b/fedireads/connectors/fedireads_connector.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 ''' using another fedireads instance as a source of book data '''
-import re
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
-from django.db import transaction
 import requests
 
 from fedireads import models
@@ -15,71 +13,29 @@ from .abstract_connector import update_from_mappings, get_date, get_data
 class Connector(AbstractConnector):
     ''' interact with other instances '''
     def __init__(self, identifier):
-        self.key_mappings = {
-            'isbn_13': ('isbn_13', None),
-            'isbn_10': ('isbn_10', None),
-            'oclc_numbers': ('oclc_number', None),
-            'lccn': ('lccn', None),
-        }
+        super().__init__(identifier)
         self.book_mappings = self.key_mappings.copy()
         self.book_mappings.update({
             'published_date': ('published_date', get_date),
             'first_published_date': ('first_published_date', get_date),
         })
-        super().__init__(identifier)
 
 
-    def format_search_result(self, search_result):
-        return SearchResult(**search_result)
+    def is_work_data(self, data):
+        return data['book_type'] == 'Work'
 
 
-    def parse_search_data(self, data):
-        return data
+    def get_edition_from_work_data(self, data):
+        return data['editions'][0]
 
 
-    def get_or_create_book(self, remote_id):
-        ''' pull up a book record by whatever means possible '''
-        # re-construct a remote id from the int and books_url
-        if re.match(r'^\d+$', remote_id):
-            remote_id = self.books_url + '/' + remote_id
-        book = models.Book.objects.select_subclasses().filter(
-            remote_id=remote_id
-        ).first()
-        if book:
-            if isinstance(book, models.Work):
-                return book.default_edition
-            return book
+    def get_work_from_edition_date(self, data):
+        return data['work']
 
-        # no book was found, so we start creating a new one
-        data = get_data(remote_id)
 
-        if data['book_type'] == 'work':
-            work_data = data
-            try:
-                edition_data = data['editions'][0]
-            except KeyError:
-                # hack: re-use the work data as the edition data
-                edition_data = data
-        else:
-            edition_data = data
-            try:
-                work_data = data['work']
-            except KeyError:
-                # hack: re-use the work data as the edition data
-                work_data = data
-
-        with transaction.atomic():
-            # create both work and a default edition
-            work_key = work_data.get('url')
-            work = self.create_book(work_key, work_data, models.Work)
-
-            ed_key = edition_data.get('url')
-            edition = self.create_book(ed_key, edition_data, models.Edition)
-            edition.default = True
-            edition.parent_work = work
-            edition.save()
-
-        return edition
+    def get_authors_from_data(self, data):
+        for author_url in data.get('authors', []):
+            yield self.get_or_create_author(author_url)
 
 
     def get_cover_from_data(self, data):
@@ -96,14 +52,6 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
         return [image_name, image_content]
 
 
-    def get_authors_from_data(self, data):
-        authors = []
-
-        for author_url in data.get('authors', []):
-            authors.append(self.get_or_create_author(author_url))
-        return authors
-
-
     def get_or_create_author(self, remote_id):
         ''' load that author '''
         try:
@@ -125,16 +73,14 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
         return author
 
 
+    def parse_search_data(self, data):
+        return data
+
+
+    def format_search_result(self, search_result):
+        return SearchResult(**search_result)
+
+
     def expand_book_data(self, book):
         # TODO
         pass
-
-
-def get_cover(cover_url):
-    ''' ask openlibrary for the cover '''
-    image_name = cover_url.split('/')[-1]
-    response = requests.get(cover_url)
-    if not response.ok:
-        response.raise_for_status()
-    image_content = ContentFile(response.content)
-    return [image_name, image_content]
diff --git a/fedireads/connectors/openlibrary.py b/fedireads/connectors/openlibrary.py
index ee73f47d9..40fe63f85 100644
--- a/fedireads/connectors/openlibrary.py
+++ b/fedireads/connectors/openlibrary.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import re
 import requests
 
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
-from django.db import transaction
 
 from fedireads import models
 from .abstract_connector import AbstractConnector, SearchResult
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ from .openlibrary_languages import languages
 class Connector(AbstractConnector):
     ''' instantiate a connector for OL '''
     def __init__(self, identifier):
+        super().__init__(identifier)
         get_first = lambda a: a[0]
         self.key_mappings = {
             'isbn_13': ('isbn_13', get_first),
@@ -32,12 +32,63 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
             'number_of_pages': ('pages', None),
             'series': ('series', get_first),
         })
-        super().__init__(identifier)
+
+
+    def is_work_data(self, data):
+        return not re.match(r'^OL\d+M$', data['key'])
+
+
+    def get_edition_from_work_data(self, data):
+        try:
+            key = data['key']
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+        url = '%s/%s/editions' % (self.books_url, key)
+        data = get_data(url)
+        return pick_default_edition(data['entries'])
+
+
+    def get_work_from_edition_date(self, data):
+        try:
+            key = data['works'][0]['key']
+        except (IndexError, KeyError):
+            return False
+        url = '%s/%s' % (self.books_url, key)
+        return get_data(url)
+
+
+    def get_authors_from_data(self, data):
+        ''' parse author json and load or create authors '''
+        for author_blob in data.get('authors', []):
+            author_blob = author_blob.get('author', author_blob)
+            # this id is "/authors/OL1234567A" and we want just "OL1234567A"
+            author_id = author_blob['key'].split('/')[-1]
+            yield self.get_or_create_author(author_id)
+
+
+    def get_cover_from_data(self, data):
+        ''' ask openlibrary for the cover '''
+        if not data.get('covers'):
+            return None
+
+        cover_id = data.get('covers')[0]
+        image_name = '%s-M.jpg' % cover_id
+        url = '%s/b/id/%s' % (self.covers_url, image_name)
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        if not response.ok:
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        image_content = ContentFile(response.content)
+        return [image_name, image_content]
+
+
+    def parse_search_data(self, data):
+        return data.get('docs')
 
 
     def format_search_result(self, doc):
         key = doc['key']
-        key = key.split('/')[-1]
+        # build the absolute id from the openlibrary key
+        key = self.books_url + key
         author = doc.get('author_name') or ['Unknown']
         return SearchResult(
             doc.get('title'),
@@ -47,84 +98,6 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
         )
 
 
-    def parse_search_data(self, data):
-        return data.get('docs')
-
-
-    def get_or_create_book(self, olkey):
-        ''' pull up a book record by whatever means possible.
-        if you give a work key, it should give you the default edition,
-        annotated with work data. '''
-
-        book = models.Book.objects.select_subclasses().filter(
-            openlibrary_key=olkey
-        ).first()
-        if book:
-            if isinstance(book, models.Work):
-                return book.default_edition
-            return book
-
-        # no book was found, so we start creating a new one
-        if re.match(r'^OL\d+W$', olkey):
-            with transaction.atomic():
-                # create both work and a default edition
-                work_data = self.load_book_data(olkey)
-                work = self.create_book(olkey, work_data, models.Work)
-
-                edition_options = self.load_edition_data(olkey).get('entries')
-                edition_data = pick_default_edition(edition_options)
-                if not edition_data:
-                    # hack: re-use the work data as the edition data
-                    edition_data = work_data
-                key = edition_data.get('key').split('/')[-1]
-                edition = self.create_book(key, edition_data, models.Edition)
-                edition.default = True
-                edition.parent_work = work
-                edition.save()
-        else:
-            with transaction.atomic():
-                edition_data = self.load_book_data(olkey)
-                edition = self.create_book(olkey, edition_data, models.Edition)
-
-                work_data = edition_data.get('works')
-                if not work_data:
-                    # hack: we're re-using the edition data as the work data
-                    work_key = olkey
-                else:
-                    work_key = work_data[0]['key'].split('/')[-1]
-
-                work = models.Work.objects.filter(
-                    openlibrary_key=work_key
-                ).first()
-                if not work:
-                    work_data = self.load_book_data(work_key)
-                    work = self.create_book(work_key, work_data, models.Work)
-                edition.parent_work = work
-                edition.save()
-        if not edition.authors and work.authors:
-            edition.authors.set(work.authors.all())
-            edition.author_text = ', '.join(a.name for a in edition.authors)
-
-        return edition
-
-
-    def get_authors_from_data(self, data):
-        ''' parse author json and load or create authors '''
-        authors = []
-        for author_blob in data.get('authors', []):
-            # this id is "/authors/OL1234567A" and we want just "OL1234567A"
-            author_blob = author_blob.get('author', author_blob)
-            author_id = author_blob['key'].split('/')[-1]
-            authors.append(self.get_or_create_author(author_id))
-        return authors
-
-
-    def load_book_data(self, olkey):
-        ''' query openlibrary for data on a book '''
-        url = '%s/works/%s.json' % (self.books_url, olkey)
-        return get_data(url)
-
-
     def load_edition_data(self, olkey):
         ''' query openlibrary for editions of a work '''
         url = '%s/works/%s/editions.json' % (self.books_url, olkey)
@@ -167,8 +140,8 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
             'bio': ('bio', get_description),
         }
         author = update_from_mappings(author, data, mappings)
-        # TODO this is making some BOLD assumption
         name = data.get('name')
+        # TODO this is making some BOLD assumption
         if name:
             author.last_name = name.split(' ')[-1]
             author.first_name = ' '.join(name.split(' ')[:-1])
@@ -177,21 +150,6 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
         return author
 
 
-    def get_cover_from_data(self, data):
-        ''' ask openlibrary for the cover '''
-        if not data.get('covers'):
-            return None
-
-        cover_id = data.get('covers')[0]
-        image_name = '%s-M.jpg' % cover_id
-        url = '%s/b/id/%s' % (self.covers_url, image_name)
-        response = requests.get(url)
-        if not response.ok:
-            response.raise_for_status()
-        image_content = ContentFile(response.content)
-        return [image_name, image_content]
-
-
 def get_description(description_blob):
     ''' descriptions can be a string or a dict '''
     if isinstance(description_blob, dict):
diff --git a/fedireads/connectors/self_connector.py b/fedireads/connectors/self_connector.py
index c603af92e..cc68446f9 100644
--- a/fedireads/connectors/self_connector.py
+++ b/fedireads/connectors/self_connector.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
     def format_search_result(self, book):
         return SearchResult(
             book.title,
-            book.id,
+            book.absolute_id,
             book.author_text,
             book.published_date.year if book.published_date else None,
         )
@@ -59,17 +59,14 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
             return None
 
 
-    def get_or_create_author(self, author_id):
-        ''' load that author '''
-        try:
-            return models.Author.objects.get(id=author_id)
-        except ObjectDoesNotExist:
-            pass
+    def is_work_data(self, data):
+        pass
 
+    def get_edition_from_work_data(self, data):
+        pass
 
-    def parse_search_data(self, data):
-        ''' it's already in the right format, don't even worry about it '''
-        return data
+    def get_work_from_edition_date(self, data):
+        pass
 
     def get_authors_from_data(self, data):
         return None
@@ -77,8 +74,9 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
     def get_cover_from_data(self, data):
         return None
 
-    def update_book(self, book_obj, data=None):
-        pass
+    def parse_search_data(self, data):
+        ''' it's already in the right format, don't even worry about it '''
+        return data
 
     def expand_book_data(self, book):
         pass
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/book_results.html b/fedireads/templates/book_results.html
index 99e079e62..71d3a637c 100644
--- a/fedireads/templates/book_results.html
+++ b/fedireads/templates/book_results.html
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 
         {% for result in result_set.results %}
         <div>
-            <a href="/book/{% if not result_set.connector.local %}{{ result_set.connector.id }}:{{ result_set.connector.key_name}}:{% endif %}{{ result.key }}">{{ result.title }}</a> by {{ result.author }} ({{ result.year }})
+            <form action="/resolve_book" method="POST">
+                {% csrf_token %}
+                <input type="hidden" name="remote_id" value="{{ result.key }}">
+                <button type="submit">{{ result.title }} by {{ result.author }} ({{ result.year }})</button>
+            </form>
         </div>
         {% endfor %}
     </section>
diff --git a/fedireads/urls.py b/fedireads/urls.py
index d838fc2d5..5a43b2653 100644
--- a/fedireads/urls.py
+++ b/fedireads/urls.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'%s/replies(.json)?/?$' % status_path, views.replies_page),
 
     # books
-    re_path(r'book/(?P<book_id>[\w_:\d]+)(.json)?/?$', views.book_page),
+    re_path(r'%s(.json)?/?$' % book_path, views.book_page),
     re_path(r'%s/(?P<tab>friends|local|federated)?$' % book_path, views.book_page),
     re_path(r'%s/edit/?$' % book_path, views.edit_book_page),
     re_path(r'^editions/(?P<work_id>\d+)/?$', views.editions_page),
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'^edit_profile/?$', actions.edit_profile),
 
     re_path(r'^import_data/?', actions.import_data),
+    re_path(r'^resolve_book/?', actions.resolve_book),
     re_path(r'^edit_book/(?P<book_id>\d+)/?', actions.edit_book),
     re_path(r'^upload_cover/(?P<book_id>\d+)/?', actions.upload_cover),
 
diff --git a/fedireads/view_actions.py b/fedireads/view_actions.py
index eaa493041..85cf40afd 100644
--- a/fedireads/view_actions.py
+++ b/fedireads/view_actions.py
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ def edit_profile(request):
     return redirect('/user/%s' % request.user.localname)
 
 
+def resolve_book(request):
+    ''' figure out the local path to a book from a remote_id '''
+    remote_id = request.POST.get('remote_id')
+    book = get_or_create_book(remote_id, key='remote_id')
+    return redirect('/book/%d' % book.id)
+
+
 @login_required
 def edit_book(request, book_id):
     ''' edit a book cool '''
diff --git a/fedireads/views.py b/fedireads/views.py
index 2d2ca9ae2..828f2cffa 100644
--- a/fedireads/views.py
+++ b/fedireads/views.py
@@ -390,14 +390,6 @@ def edit_profile_page(request):
 
 def book_page(request, book_id, tab='friends'):
     ''' info about a book '''
-    if ':' in book_id:
-        try:
-            connector_id, key, book_id = book_id.split(':')
-        except ValueError:
-            return HttpResponseNotFound()
-        book = get_or_create_book(book_id, key=key, connector_id=connector_id)
-        return redirect('/book/%d' % book.id)
-
     book = get_or_create_book(book_id)
     if is_api_request(request):
         return JsonResponse(activitypub.get_book(book))