diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py b/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
index 1563f764ca..b9a159ee7d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
@@ -555,9 +555,11 @@ class KindleOutput(OutputProfile):
     periodical_date_in_title = False
 
     @classmethod
+#     def tags_to_string(cls, tags):
+#         return u'%s <br/><span style="color: white">%s</span>' % (', '.join(tags),
+#                 'ttt '.join(tags)+'ttt ')
     def tags_to_string(cls, tags):
-        return u'%s <br/><span style="color: white">%s</span>' % (', '.join(tags),
-                'ttt '.join(tags)+'ttt ')
+        return u'%s' % (', '.join(tags))
 
 class KindleDXOutput(OutputProfile):
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/jacket.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/jacket.py
index dc1d2fea41..ff192ca537 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/jacket.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/jacket.py
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ class Jacket(object):
         img = I(fname, data=True)
 
         if self.opts.output_profile.short_name == 'kindle':
+            # Original star.png size: 24x23
+            # Needs to be scaled by half
             fname = 'star.jpg'
             img = save_cover_data_to(img, fname,
-                return_data=True)
-
+                return_data=True, resize_to=[12,12])
 
         id, href = self.oeb.manifest.generate('calibre_jacket_star', fname)
         self.oeb.manifest.add(id, href, guess_type(fname)[0], data=img)
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class Jacket(object):
 
 # Render Jacket {{{
 
-def get_rating(rating, href):
+def get_rating(rating, href, output_profile):
     ans = ''
     try:
         num = float(rating)/2
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ def get_rating(rating, href):
             href, int(num)))
     else:
         ans = u' '.join(u'\u2605')
+
     return ans
 
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ def render_jacket(mi, output_profile, star_href=None,
     except:
         pubdate = ''
 
-    rating = get_rating(mi.rating, star_href)
+    rating = get_rating(mi.rating, star_href, output_profile)
 
     tags = mi.tags if mi.tags else alt_tags
     if tags: