diff --git a/src/renderer/component/publishForm/internal/bid-help-text.jsx b/src/renderer/component/publishForm/internal/bid-help-text.jsx
index 9230b8e73..7dff7d425 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/publishForm/internal/bid-help-text.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/publishForm/internal/bid-help-text.jsx
@@ -1,72 +1,34 @@
 // @flow
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Button from 'component/button';
-import { buildURI } from 'lbry-redux';
-import type { Claim } from 'types/claim';
 
 type Props = {
   uri: ?string,
   isResolvingUri: boolean,
-  winningBidForClaimUri: ?number,
-  myClaimForUri: ?Claim,
-  isStillEditing: boolean,
-  onEditMyClaim: (any, string) => void,
+  amountNeededForTakeover: ?number,
 };
 
 class BidHelpText extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   render() {
-    const {
-      uri,
-      isResolvingUri,
-      winningBidForClaimUri,
-      myClaimForUri,
-      onEditMyClaim,
-      isStillEditing,
-    } = this.props;
+    const { uri, isResolvingUri, amountNeededForTakeover } = this.props;
+    let bidHelpText;
 
-    if (!uri) {
-      return __('Create a URL for this content.');
+    if (uri) {
+      if (isResolvingUri) {
+        bidHelpText = __('Checking the winning claim amount...');
+      } else if (!amountNeededForTakeover) {
+        bidHelpText = __('Any amount will give you the winning bid.');
+      } else {
+        bidHelpText = `${__('If you bid more than')} ${amountNeededForTakeover} LBC, ${__(
+          'when somone navigates to'
+        )} ${uri} ${__('it will load your published content')}.`;
+      }
     }
 
-    if (isStillEditing) {
-      return __(
-        'You are currently editing this claim. If you change the URL, you will need to reselect a file.'
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (isResolvingUri) {
-      return __('Checking the winning claim amount...');
-    }
-
-    if (myClaimForUri) {
-      const editUri = buildURI({
-        contentName: myClaimForUri.name,
-        claimId: myClaimForUri.claim_id,
-      });
-
-      return (
-        <React.Fragment>
-          {__('You already have a claim at')}
-          {` ${uri} `}
-          <Button
-            button="link"
-            label="Edit it"
-            onClick={() => onEditMyClaim(myClaimForUri, editUri)}
-          />
-          <br />
-          {__('Publishing will update your existing claim.')}
-        </React.Fragment>
-      );
-    }
-
-    return winningBidForClaimUri ? (
+    return (
       <React.Fragment>
-        {__('A deposit greater than')} {winningBidForClaimUri} {__('is needed to win')}
-        {` ${uri}. `}
-        {__('However, you can still get this URL for any amount.')}
+        {__('This LBC remains yours and the deposit can be undone at any time.')}
+        <div>{bidHelpText}</div>
       </React.Fragment>
-    ) : (
-      __('Any amount will give you the winning bid.')
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/publishForm/internal/name-help-text.jsx b/src/renderer/component/publishForm/internal/name-help-text.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ca196c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/component/publishForm/internal/name-help-text.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// @flow
+import * as React from 'react';
+import Button from 'component/button';
+import { buildURI } from 'lbry-redux';
+import type { Claim } from 'types/claim';
+
+type Props = {
+  uri: ?string,
+  myClaimForUri: ?Claim,
+  isStillEditing: boolean,
+  onEditMyClaim: (any, string) => void,
+};
+
+class NameHelpText extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { uri, myClaimForUri, onEditMyClaim, isStillEditing } = this.props;
+
+    let nameHelpText;
+
+    if (isStillEditing) {
+      nameHelpText = __(
+        'You are currently editing this claim. If you change the URL, you will need to reselect a file.'
+      );
+    } else if (uri && myClaimForUri) {
+      const editUri = buildURI({
+        contentName: myClaimForUri.name,
+        claimId: myClaimForUri.claim_id,
+      });
+
+      nameHelpText = (
+        <React.Fragment>
+          {__('You already have a claim at')}
+          {` ${uri} `}
+          <Button
+            button="link"
+            label="Edit it"
+            onClick={() => onEditMyClaim(myClaimForUri, editUri)}
+          />
+          <br />
+          {__('Publishing will update your existing claim.')}
+        </React.Fragment>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return <React.Fragment>{nameHelpText || __('Create a URL for this content.')}</React.Fragment>;
+  }
+}
+
+export default NameHelpText;
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/publishForm/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/publishForm/view.jsx
index a0bed4049..4bdfe1f19 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/publishForm/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/publishForm/view.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { CHANNEL_NEW, CHANNEL_ANONYMOUS, MINIMUM_PUBLISH_BID } from 'constants/c
 import * as icons from 'constants/icons';
 import type { Claim } from 'types/claim';
 import BidHelpText from './internal/bid-help-text';
+import NameHelpText from './internal/name-help-text';
 import LicenseType from './internal/license-type';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -53,8 +54,9 @@ type Props = {
   clearPublish: () => void,
   resolveUri: string => void,
   scrollToTop: () => void,
-  prepareEdit: ({ }) => void,
+  prepareEdit: ({}) => void,
   resetThumbnailStatus: () => void,
+  amountNeededForTakeover: ?number,
 };
 
 class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     // If they are midway through a channel creation, treat it as anonymous until it completes
     const channelName = channel === CHANNEL_ANONYMOUS || channel === CHANNEL_NEW ? '' : channel;
 
+    // We are only going to store the full uri, but we need to resolve the uri with and without the channel name
     let uri;
     try {
       uri = buildURI({ contentName: name, channelName });
@@ -92,6 +95,11 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     }
 
     if (uri) {
+      if (channelName) {
+        // resolve without the channel name so we know the winning bid for it
+        const uriLessChannel = buildURI({ contentName: name });
+        resolveUri(uriLessChannel);
+      }
       resolveUri(uri);
       return uri;
     }
@@ -295,8 +303,9 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
           {name && nameError && <div>{__('The URL you created is not valid')}</div>}
           {!bid && <div>{__('A bid amount is required')}</div>}
           {!!bid && bidError && <div>{bidError}</div>}
-          {uploadThumbnailStatus === THUMBNAIL_STATUSES.IN_PROGRESS
-          && <div>{__('Please wait for thumbnail to finish uploading')}</div>}
+          {uploadThumbnailStatus === THUMBNAIL_STATUSES.IN_PROGRESS && (
+            <div>{__('Please wait for thumbnail to finish uploading')}</div>
+          )}
           {!tosAccepted && <div>{__('You must agree to the terms of service')}</div>}
           {!!editingURI &&
             !isStillEditing &&
@@ -338,6 +347,7 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
       thumbnailPath,
       resetThumbnailStatus,
       isStillEditing,
+      amountNeededForTakeover,
     } = this.props;
 
     const formDisabled = (!filePath && !editingURI) || publishing;
@@ -350,19 +360,17 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
       submitLabel = !publishing ? __('Publish') : __('Publishing...');
     }
 
+    const shortUri = buildURI({ contentName: name });
+
     return (
       <Form onSubmit={this.handlePublish}>
         <section className={classnames('card card--section', { 'card--disabled': publishing })}>
           <div className="card__title">{__('Content')}</div>
           <div className="card__subtitle">
-            {isStillEditing ? __('Editing a claim') : __('What are you publishing?')}
-            {' '}{__(
-              'Read our'
-            )}{' '}
+            {isStillEditing ? __('Editing a claim') : __('What are you publishing?')}{' '}
+            {__('Read our')}{' '}
             <Button button="link" label={__('FAQ')} href="https://lbry.io/faq/how-to-publish" />{' '}
-            {__(
-              'to learn more.'
-            )}
+            {__('to learn more.')}
           </div>
           {(filePath || !!editingURI) && (
             <div className="card-media__internal-links">
@@ -420,12 +428,12 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
               {uploadThumbnailStatus === THUMBNAIL_STATUSES.API_DOWN ? (
                 __('Enter a URL for your thumbnail.')
               ) : (
-                  <React.Fragment>
-                    {__('Upload your thumbnail (.png/.jpg/.jpeg/.gif) to')}{' '}
-                    <Button button="link" label={__('spee.ch')} href="https://spee.ch/about" />.{' '}
-                    {__('Recommended size: 800x450 (16:9)')}
-                  </React.Fragment>
-                )}
+                <React.Fragment>
+                  {__('Upload your thumbnail (.png/.jpg/.jpeg/.gif) to')}{' '}
+                  <Button button="link" label={__('spee.ch')} href="https://spee.ch/about" />.{' '}
+                  {__('Recommended size: 800x450 (16:9)')}
+                </React.Fragment>
+              )}
             </div>
             <SelectThumbnail
               thumbnailPath={thumbnailPath}
@@ -496,11 +504,12 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
               <FormRow>
                 <FormField
                   stretch
+                  label={__('Name')}
                   prefix={`lbry://${
                     !channel || channel === CHANNEL_ANONYMOUS || channel === CHANNEL_NEW
                       ? ''
                       : `${channel}/`
-                    }`}
+                  }`}
                   type="text"
                   name="content_name"
                   placeholder="myname"
@@ -508,12 +517,9 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
                   onChange={event => this.handleNameChange(event.target.value)}
                   error={nameError}
                   helper={
-                    <BidHelpText
+                    <NameHelpText
                       isStillEditing={isStillEditing}
                       uri={uri}
-                      editingURI={editingURI}
-                      isResolvingUri={isResolvingUri}
-                      winningBidForClaimUri={winningBidForClaimUri}
                       myClaimForUri={myClaimForUri}
                       onEditMyClaim={this.editExistingClaim}
                     />
@@ -534,8 +540,14 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
                 min="0"
                 disabled={!name}
                 onChange={event => this.handleBidChange(parseFloat(event.target.value))}
-                helper={__('This LBC remains yours and the deposit can be undone at any time.')}
                 placeholder={winningBidForClaimUri ? winningBidForClaimUri + 0.1 : 0.1}
+                helper={
+                  <BidHelpText
+                    uri={shortUri}
+                    isResolvingUri={isResolvingUri}
+                    amountNeededForTakeover={amountNeededForTakeover}
+                  />
+                }
               />
             </div>
           </section>
diff --git a/src/renderer/page/file/view.jsx b/src/renderer/page/file/view.jsx
index 828991bca..b9ad65954 100644
--- a/src/renderer/page/file/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/page/file/view.jsx
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class FilePage extends React.Component<Props> {
     this.checkSubscription(this.props);
 
     setViewed(uri);
+    console.log('claim', this.props.claim);
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps: Props) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/page/publish/index.js b/src/renderer/page/publish/index.js
index 6cf2e5403..31a8a51e0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/page/publish/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/page/publish/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doResolveUri, selectClaimsByUri, selectResolvingUris, selectBalance } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doResolveUri, selectBalance } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { doNavigate } from 'redux/actions/navigation';
 import {
   selectPublishFormValues,
   selectIsStillEditing,
   selectMyClaimForUri,
+  selectIsResolvingPublishUris,
+  selectTakeOverAmount,
 } from 'redux/selectors/publish';
 import {
   doResetThumbnailStatus,
@@ -15,43 +17,18 @@ import {
 } from 'redux/actions/publish';
 import PublishPage from './view';
 
-const select = state => {
-  const isStillEditing = selectIsStillEditing(state);
-  const myClaimForUri = selectMyClaimForUri(state);
-  const publishState = selectPublishFormValues(state);
-  const { uri } = publishState;
-
-  const resolvingUris = selectResolvingUris(state);
-  let isResolvingUri = false;
-  if (uri) {
-    isResolvingUri = resolvingUris.includes(uri);
-  }
-
-  let claimForUri;
-  let winningBidForClaimUri;
-  if (!myClaimForUri) {
-    // if the uri isn't from a users claim, find the winning bid needed for the vanity url
-    // in the future we may want to display this on users claims
-    // ex: "you own this, for 5 more lbc you will win this claim"
-    const claimsByUri = selectClaimsByUri(state);
-    claimForUri = claimsByUri[uri];
-    winningBidForClaimUri = claimForUri ? claimForUri.effective_amount : null;
-  }
-
-  return {
-    ...publishState,
-    isResolvingUri,
-    // The winning claim for a short lbry uri
-    claimForUri,
-    winningBidForClaimUri,
-    // My previously published claims under this short lbry uri
-    myClaimForUri,
-    // If I clicked the "edit" button, have I changed the uri?
-    // Need this to make it easier to find the source on previously published content
-    isStillEditing,
-    balance: selectBalance(state),
-  };
-};
+const select = state => ({
+  ...selectPublishFormValues(state),
+  // The winning claim for a short lbry uri
+  amountNeededForTakeover: selectTakeOverAmount(state),
+  // My previously published claims under this short lbry uri
+  myClaimForUri: selectMyClaimForUri(state),
+  // If I clicked the "edit" button, have I changed the uri?
+  // Need this to make it easier to find the source on previously published content
+  isStillEditing: selectIsStillEditing(state),
+  balance: selectBalance(state),
+  isResolvingUri: selectIsResolvingPublishUris(state),
+});
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   updatePublishForm: value => dispatch(doUpdatePublishForm(value)),
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/reducers/navigation.js b/src/renderer/redux/reducers/navigation.js
index e4544b4cc..80a5e0259 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/reducers/navigation.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/reducers/navigation.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as ACTIONS from 'constants/action_types';
 const getCurrentPath = () => {
   const { hash } = document.location;
   if (hash !== '') return hash.replace(/^#/, '');
-  return '/discover';
+  return '/publish';
 };
 
 const reducers = {};
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/selectors/publish.js b/src/renderer/redux/selectors/publish.js
index 12bcb06e7..0d3c72bd5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/selectors/publish.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/selectors/publish.js
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
-import { parseURI, selectClaimsById, selectMyClaimsWithoutChannels } from 'lbry-redux';
+import {
+  parseURI,
+  selectClaimsById,
+  selectMyClaimsWithoutChannels,
+  selectResolvingUris,
+  buildURI,
+  selectClaimsByUri,
+} from 'lbry-redux';
 
 const selectState = state => state.publish || {};
 
@@ -93,3 +100,48 @@ export const selectMyClaimForUri = createSelector(
         );
   }
 );
+
+export const selectIsResolvingPublishUris = createSelector(
+  selectState,
+  selectResolvingUris,
+  ({ uri, name }, resolvingUris) => {
+    if (uri) {
+      const isResolvingUri = resolvingUris.includes(uri);
+      const { isChannel } = parseURI(uri);
+
+      let isResolvingShortUri;
+      if (isChannel) {
+        const shortUri = buildURI({ contentName: name });
+        isResolvingShortUri = resolvingUris.includes(shortUri);
+      }
+
+      return isResolvingUri || isResolvingShortUri;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+);
+
+export const selectTakeOverAmount = createSelector(
+  selectState,
+  selectMyClaimForUri,
+  selectClaimsByUri,
+  ({ name }, myClaimForUri, claimsByUri) => {
+    // We only care about the winning claim for the short uri
+    const shortUri = buildURI({ contentName: name });
+    const claimForShortUri = claimsByUri[shortUri];
+
+    if (!myClaimForUri && claimForShortUri) {
+      return claimForShortUri.effective_amount;
+    } else if (myClaimForUri && claimForShortUri) {
+      // https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/issues/1476
+      // We should check the current effective_amount on my claim to see how much additional lbc
+      // is needed to win the claim. Currently this is not possible during a takeover.
+      // With this, we could say something like, "You have x lbc in support, if you bid y additional LBC you will control the claim"
+      // For now just ignore supports. We will just show the winning claim's bid amount
+      return claimForShortUri.effective_amount || claimForShortUri.amount;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+);
diff --git a/src/renderer/scss/component/_form-field.scss b/src/renderer/scss/component/_form-field.scss
index a79dbc13d..348bbaac7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/scss/component/_form-field.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/scss/component/_form-field.scss
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 .form-field__help {
   color: var(--color-help);
-  padding-top: $spacing-vertical * 2/3;
+  padding-top: $spacing-vertical * 1/3;
 }
 
 .form-field__error {