diff --git a/src/core/views.py b/src/core/views.py
index 0b0cb7a..5daba04 100644
--- a/src/core/views.py
+++ b/src/core/views.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from epub2go_web.tasks import getEpub
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) #TODO configure logging
 
 books = sorted(get_all_books(), key= lambda b: b.title)# TODO get from pickle
+books_count = len(books)
+logger.info('Found %s books', books_count)
 gbnetloc = urlparse(allbooks_url).netloc
 
 def index(request: HttpRequest):
@@ -33,14 +35,14 @@ def index(request: HttpRequest):
             return response
         else: return HttpResponseBadRequest('Input URL invalid.')
     elif searchParam:
-        localbooks = [book for book in books if searchParam.lower() in book.title.lower()]
+        search = searchParam.lower()
+        localbooks = [book for book in books if search in book.title.lower() or search in book.author.lower()]
 
     # paginate items
     paginationParam = request.GET.get('p', '')
     try:
         pageNo = int(paginationParam)
     except ValueError:
-        logger.error('Failed to cast %s to int', paginationParam)
         pageNo = 1
 
     pages = Paginator(localbooks, 100)
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ def index(request: HttpRequest):
         'title': 'epub2go',
         'http_host': f'http://{ request.META['HTTP_HOST'] }',
         'page': page,
-        'allbooks_count': len(books),
+        'allbooks_count': books_count,
         'allbooks_url': allbooks_url,
     }
     # return base view
diff --git a/src/epub2go_web/templates/home.html b/src/epub2go_web/templates/home.html
index d7698f5..e8afad9 100644
--- a/src/epub2go_web/templates/home.html
+++ b/src/epub2go_web/templates/home.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <div class="search-container">
         <search>
             <form onsubmit="submitSearch(event)" class="search-bar">
-            <input type="search" id="searchInput" placeholder="Suche nach Titel" minlength="3">
+            <input type="search" id="searchInput" placeholder="Suchen" minlength="3">
             </form>
         </search>
         <small>Im Moment finden sich hier <a href="{{ allbooks_url }}">{{ allbooks_count }} Bücher.</a> </small>