diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6ccf2d8..27fdafcd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Below are the steps for getting regluit running on EC2 with Apache and mod_wsgi,
 1. create an ubuntu natty ec2 instance using ami-1aad5273
 1. `sudo aptitude update`
 1. `sudo aptitude upgrade`
-1. `sudo aptitude install git apache libapache2-mod-wsgi mysql-client python-virtualenv python-mysqldb`
+1. `sudo aptitude install git apache libapache2-mod-wsgi mysql-client python-virtualenv python-mysqldb redis-server`
 1. `sudo mkdir /opt/regluit`
 1. `sudo chown ubuntu:ubuntu /opt/regluit`
 1. `cd /opt`
diff --git a/core/tasks.py b/core/tasks.py
index 7d47c9a3..692288ab 100644
--- a/core/tasks.py
+++ b/core/tasks.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ def add_related(isbn):
 
 @task
 def add_by_isbn(isbn):
-    bookloader.add_isbn(isbn)
+    bookloader.add_by_isbn(isbn)
diff --git a/requirements.pip b/requirements.pip
index 66730912..96c79058 100644
--- a/requirements.pip
+++ b/requirements.pip
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ nose
 django-profiles
 django-kombu
 django-celery
+redis
diff --git a/settings/prod.py b/settings/prod.py
index 3e5b81be..58f16b01 100644
--- a/settings/prod.py
+++ b/settings/prod.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ PAYPAL_TEST_NONPROFIT_PARTNER_EMAIL = ""
 
 BASE_URL = 'http://0.0.0.0/'
 
-# use database as queuing service in development
-BROKER_TRANSPORT = "djkombu.transport.DatabaseTransport"
-INSTALLED_APPS += ("djkombu",)
+# use redis for production queue
+BROKER_TRANSPORT = "redis"
+BROKER_HOST = "localhost"
+BROKER_PORT = 6379
+BROKER_VHOST = "0"