diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 776a518599..fe9882b180 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -223,27 +223,27 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
             'courseware.views.course_info', name="info"),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/syllabus$',
             'courseware.views.syllabus', name="syllabus"),   # TODO arjun remove when custom tabs in place, see courseware/courses.py
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book/(?P<book_index>\d+)/$',
             'staticbook.views.index', name="book"),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book/(?P<book_index>\d+)/(?P<page>\d+)$',
             'staticbook.views.index'),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book-shifted/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
             'staticbook.views.index_shifted'),
 
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/$',
+            'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/(?P<page>\d+)$',
             'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
-            'staticbook.views.pdf_index'),
 
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/chapter/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/$',
-            'staticbook.views.pdf_index'),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/chapter/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
-            'staticbook.views.pdf_index'),
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/$',
+            'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/(?P<page>\d+)$',
+            'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
 
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/$',
+            'staticbook.views.html_index', name="html_book"),
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/$',
             'staticbook.views.html_index', name="html_book"),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/chapter/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/$',
-            'staticbook.views.html_index'),
 
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/courseware/?$',
             'courseware.views.index', name="courseware"),