diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py b/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
index 7141fe05b2..f253b17c6e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ __copyright__ = '2009, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 from itertools import izip
+from xml.sax.saxutils import escape
 
 from calibre.customize import Plugin as _Plugin
 
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ class OutputProfile(Plugin):
 
     @classmethod
     def tags_to_string(cls, tags):
-        return ', '.join(tags)
+        return escape(', '.join(tags))
 
 class iPadOutput(OutputProfile):
 
@@ -383,7 +384,8 @@ class KindleOutput(OutputProfile):
 
     @classmethod
     def tags_to_string(cls, tags):
-        return 'ttt '.join(tags)+'ttt '
+        return u'%s <br/><span style="color: white">%s</span>' % (', '.join(tags),
+                'ttt '.join(tags)+'ttt ')
 
 class KindleDXOutput(OutputProfile):
 
@@ -399,7 +401,8 @@ class KindleDXOutput(OutputProfile):
 
     @classmethod
     def tags_to_string(cls, tags):
-        return 'ttt '.join(tags)+'ttt '
+        return u'%s <br/><span style="color: white">%s</span>' % (', '.join(tags),
+                'ttt '.join(tags)+'ttt ')
 
 class IlliadOutput(OutputProfile):
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/jacket.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/jacket.py
index 2991e28d02..fec4d230c3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/jacket.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/jacket.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Jacket(object):
             except:
                 tags = []
         if tags:
-            tags = '<b>Tags: </b>' + escape(self.opts.dest.tags_to_string(tags))
+            tags = '<b>Tags: </b>' + self.opts.dest.tags_to_string(tags)
         else:
             tags = ''
         try:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
index 64004c70f8..392e6428eb 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceGUI):
                 return
         for row in rows:
             path = self.library_view.model().db.abspath(row.row())
-            QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl('file:'+path))
+            QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl.fromLocalFile(path))
 
 
     def view_book(self, triggered):