diff --git a/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py b/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
index 61bf27bc9f..edb9d48877 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ class Main(QObject, Ui_MainWindow):
             model.research()
         else:
             self.upload_books(books, names, infos, on_card=on_card)
+            self.status_bar.showMessage('Adding books to device.', 2000)
     
     def upload_books(self, files, names, metadata, on_card=False):
         '''
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ class Main(QObject, Ui_MainWindow):
             id = self.remove_paths(paths)
             self.delete_memory[id] = paths
             view.model().mark_for_deletion(id, rows)
-            
+            self.status_bar.showMessage('Deleting books from device.', 1000)
             
     def remove_paths(self, paths):
         return self.job_manager.run_device_job(self.books_deleted,
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ class Main(QObject, Ui_MainWindow):
         if not p.isNull():
             ht = self.device_manager.device_class.THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT if self.device_manager else \
                        Device.THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT
-            p = p.scaledToHeight(ht)
+            p = p.scaledToHeight(ht, Qt.SmoothTransformation)
             ba = QByteArray()
             buf = QBuffer(ba)
             buf.open(QBuffer.WriteOnly)
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ class Main(QObject, Ui_MainWindow):
                 gf.append(f)
                 names.append('%s_%d%s'%(__appname__, id, os.path.splitext(f.name)[1]))
         self.upload_books(gf, names, good, on_card)
-        
+        self.status_bar.showMessage('Sending books to device.', 5000)
         if bad:
             bad = '\n'.join('<li>%s</li>'%(i,) for i in bad)
             d = warning_dialog(self.window, 'No suitable formats', 'Could not upload the following books to the device, as no suitable formats were found:<br><ul>%s</ul>'%(bad,))
diff --git a/src/libprs500/gui2/status.py b/src/libprs500/gui2/status.py
index 94d2013ff1..b7fd162c2c 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/gui2/status.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/gui2/status.py
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ class BookInfoDisplay(QFrame):
             self.setTextInteractionFlags(Qt.TextSelectableByMouse)
             self.setText('')#<table><tr><td>row 1</td><td>row 2</td></tr><tr><td>fsfdsfsfsfsfsfsdfsffsfsd</td></tr></table>')
     
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, clear_message):
         QFrame.__init__(self)
+        self.clear_message = clear_message
         self.layout = QHBoxLayout()
         self.setLayout(self.layout)
         self.cover_display = BookInfoDisplay.BookCoverDisplay()
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class BookInfoDisplay(QFrame):
             rows += '<tr><td><b>%s:</b></td><td>%s</td></tr>'%(key, txt)
         self.book_data.setText('<table>'+rows+'</table>')
         
+        self.clear_message()
         self.setVisible(True)
 
 class MovieButton(QLabel):
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
         QStatusBar.__init__(self)
         self.movie_button = MovieButton(QMovie(':/images/jobs-animated.mng'))
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.movie_button)
-        self.book_info = BookInfoDisplay()
+        self.book_info = BookInfoDisplay(self.clearMessage)
         self.addWidget(self.book_info)
         
     def job_added(self, id):