diff --git a/kindle/extensions/koreader/bin/koreader-ext.sh b/kindle/extensions/koreader/bin/koreader-ext.sh
index cce969904..6c6712cdd 100755
--- a/kindle/extensions/koreader/bin/koreader-ext.sh
+++ b/kindle/extensions/koreader/bin/koreader-ext.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 KOREADER_DIR="/mnt/us/koreader"
 
 # Load our helper functions...
-if [ -f "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkoreader.inc" ] ; then
-	source "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkoreader.inc"
+if [ -f "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkohelper.sh" ] ; then
+	source "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkohelper.sh"
 else
 	echo "Can't source helper functions, aborting!"
 	exit 1
diff --git a/kindle/koreader.sh b/kindle/koreader.sh
index 7d803cd3c..bcbf48823 100755
--- a/kindle/koreader.sh
+++ b/kindle/koreader.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ PROC_FIVEWAY="/proc/fiveway"
 KOREADER_DIR="/mnt/us/koreader"
 
 # Load our helper functions...
-if [ -f "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkoreader.inc" ] ; then
-	source "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkoreader.inc"
+if [ -f "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkohelper.sh" ] ; then
+	source "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkohelper.sh"
 else
 	echo "Can't source helper functions, aborting!"
 	exit 1
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ cd "${KOREADER_DIR}"
 NEWUPDATE="${KOREADER_DIR}/ota/koreader.updated.tar"
 if [ -f "${NEWUPDATE}" ] ; then
 	logmsg "Updating koreader . . ."
-	# Look for our own GNU tar build to do a fancy update tracking...
+	# Look for our own GNU tar build to do a fancy progress tracking...
 	GNUTAR_BIN="${KOREADER_DIR}/tar"
 	if [ -x "${GNUTAR_BIN}" ] ; then
-		# Let our checkpoint script handle the visual feedback...
+		# Let our checkpoint script handle the detailed visual feedback...
+		eips_print_bottom_centered "Updating koreader" 1
 		${GNUTAR_BIN} -C "/mnt/us" --checkpoint=200 --checkpoint-action=exec='./kotar_cpoint $TAR_CHECKPOINT' -xf "${NEWUPDATE}"
 	else
 		# Fall back to busybox tar
diff --git a/kindle/kotar_cpoint b/kindle/kotar_cpoint
index 39779bde2..333fa075a 100755
--- a/kindle/kotar_cpoint
+++ b/kindle/kotar_cpoint
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 KOREADER_DIR="/mnt/us/koreader"
 
 # Load our helper functions...
-if [ -f "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkoreader.inc" ] ; then
-	source "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkoreader.inc"
+if [ -f "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkohelper.sh" ] ; then
+	source "${KOREADER_DIR}/libkohelper.sh"
 else
 	echo "Can't source helper functions, aborting!"
 	exit 1
diff --git a/kindle/libkoreader.inc b/kindle/libkohelper.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from kindle/libkoreader.inc
rename to kindle/libkohelper.sh
index 19e5d0bf6..badce3d0b 100644
--- a/kindle/libkoreader.inc
+++ b/kindle/libkohelper.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# NOTE: KatePart is being stupid, probably because of the file extension. Get me a decent syntax HL anyway.
-#kate: syntax bash;
 
 ## A bit of helper functions...
 # Check which type of init system we're running on