diff --git a/api/lightning.py b/api/lightning.py
index 38230a28..295a3085 100644
--- a/api/lightning.py
+++ b/api/lightning.py
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ class LNNode():
         '''Sends sats to buyer, or cancelinvoices'''
         return True
 
+    def check_if_hold_invoice_is_locked(payment_hash):
+        '''Every hodl invoice that is in state INVGEN
+        Has to be checked for payment received until
+        the window expires'''
+        
+        return True
+
     def settle_hold_htlcs(payment_hash):
         '''Charges a LN hold invoice'''
         return True
diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index a11b7ddf..38fef9b9 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class OrderView(viewsets.ViewSet):
             if order.maker_bond.status == order.taker_bond.status == order.trade_escrow.status == LNPayment.Status.LOCKED:
                 # add whether a collaborative cancel is pending
                 data['pending_cancel'] = order.is_pending_cancel
-                
+
         
         return Response(data, status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
@@ -343,25 +343,27 @@ class UserView(APIView):
 
 class BookView(ListAPIView):
     serializer_class = ListOrderSerializer
+    queryset = Order.objects.filter(status=Order.Status.PUB) 
 
     def get(self,request, format=None):
         currency = request.GET.get('currency')
-        print("currency:", currency)
-        type = request.GET.get('type') 
-        queryset = Order.objects.filter(currency=currency, type=type, status=int(Order.Status.PUB)) 
+        type = request.GET.get('type')
+        
+        queryset = Order.objects.filter(status=Order.Status.PUB) 
+        # Currency 0 and type 2 are special cases treated as "ANY". They are not possible choices.
+        if not (int(currency) == 0 and int(type) == 2): 
+            queryset = Order.objects.filter(currency=currency, type=type, status=Order.Status.PUB) 
+
         if len(queryset)== 0:
             return Response({'not_found':'No orders found, be the first to make one'}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
-        queryset = queryset.order_by('created_at')
+        # queryset = queryset.order_by('created_at')
         book_data = []
         for order in queryset:
             data = ListOrderSerializer(order).data
-            user = User.objects.filter(id=data['maker'])
-            if len(user) == 1:
-                data['maker_nick'] = user[0].username
+            data['maker_nick'] = str(order.maker)
             
-            # Non participants should not see the status or who is the taker
-            for key in ('status','taker'):
+            for key in ('status','taker'): # Non participants should not see the status or who is the taker
                 del data[key]
             
             book_data.append(data)
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BookPage.js b/frontend/src/components/BookPage.js
index c423d5c1..158d7671 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BookPage.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BookPage.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ export default class BookPage extends Component {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
       orders: new Array(),
-      currency: 1,
-      type: 1,
-      currencies_dict: {"1":"USD"}
+      currency: 0,
+      type: 2,
+      currencies_dict: {"0":"ANY"}
     };
     this.getCurrencyDict()
     this.getOrderDetails(this.state.type,this.state.currency)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export default class BookPage extends Component {
                       style: {textAlign:"center"}
                   }}
                   onChange={this.handleTypeChange}
-              >
+              >   <MenuItem value={2}>ANY</MenuItem>
                   <MenuItem value={1}>BUY</MenuItem>
                   <MenuItem value={0}>SELL</MenuItem>
               </Select>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export default class BookPage extends Component {
                       style: {textAlign:"center"}
                   }}
                   onChange={this.handleCurrencyChange}
-              >
+              >     <MenuItem value={0}>ANY</MenuItem>
                     {
                       Object.entries(this.state.currencies_dict)
                       .map( ([key, value]) => <MenuItem value={parseInt(key)}>{value}</MenuItem> )