What are HGB Points, how do I get them, and what are they for?
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
HGB Points are used to reserve books, and you can earn them in a variety of ways. We introduced these points as a way to allow our most active ARC readers to read even more books. However, all ARC readers (unless your gem level is Cracked) will always get enough points to reserve at least 1 book a day. So if you want to completely ignore the idea of points and only ever want to reserve one book a day, you can ignore the rest of this section. For those that want to have the ability to reserve more than 1 book a day, here’s all you need to know. Earning HGB Points There are various ways you can earn points. Daily Points – Simply logging into your account every day will earn you points! That’s right, for each day that you login, you’ll be awarded at least 100 points…. Read More >
Find and Add Your Google Play Books Profile Name
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
If you can review books on Google Play Books, then your reviewer name is the same as your profile name for the reviews that you leave. To figure out what that is, go to https://myaccount.google.com/ and click the Personal Info link on the left. Your profile name is found in the Basic Info section on the right, under Name. Note that if you click on the Name field, you can edit it or add a Nickname. You can then tell Google how to display your name and nickname in that Name field. For example, after clicking the name field you are taken to the screen below and in this case we entered HGB as our nickname. Google combined them and thus the name we would enter into our reviewer name field would be: Hidden “HGB” Gem Books Google Play Books reviewers can add your profile display name to our system… Read More >
Find and Add Your Apple Books Reviewer Name
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
If you can review books on Apple Books, then all we need is the unique reviewer name you use on Apple. You can add the reviewer name that you use for your Apple Reviews to the Manage Profiles Links menu option. Find the Apple Books section and check whether or not we already have your Reviewer name. If we do, it will be displayed in the Apple box and you can change it to something else (if it’s wrong) by clicking the Request to Change Profile Link button, which we’ll talk more about in the Editing section of the main part of this FAQ question. If we don’t have it, then you can add it via the Click to add your reviewer name button. This will open up a window that will allow you to type in your unique Apple Books reviewer name, and then click the Submit button. We… Read More >
Find and Add Your Bookbub Profile Link
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
Not all authors want Bookbub reviews, but as anyone can create an account, it is an option available to all ARC readers and will provide you with some book review options even if you don’t have any other review sites you can use. We can only track one Bookbub account per reader, so please add your profile from the Bookbub account you plan to use to leave reviews on from the books you get from us. You can do this from the Manage Profiles Links menu option. The Bookbub section is near the bottom, and if we already have it you will see the URL to your profile there. If you click it, it will take you to your Bookbub public profile page. If this is not the profile you wish to use, then click the Request to Change Profile Link button, which we’ll talk more about in the Editing… Read More >
Find and Add Your Barnes & Noble Reviewer Name
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
If you can review books on Barnes & Noble (B&N), then all we need is the reviewer name you are going to use on B&N for all of your Hidden Gems reviews. Note that Barnes and Noble allows you to use more than one reviewer name on their site if you choose, however it is important that you use the same one for all of your Hidden Gems reviews, at least. If you are choosing a new one, make sure to add it to your B&N account first to make sure it is available, as each reviewer name can only be used by one account (although one account can use multiple unique names). If you are a B&N reviewer, please add the reviewer name that you will use for your Hidden Gems reviews. You can do this from the Manage Profiles Links menu option. Find the B&N section near the… Read More >
Find and Add Your Goodreads Profile Link
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
Not all authors want Goodreads reviews, but as anyone can create an account, it is an option available to all ARC readers and will provide you with some book review options even if you don’t have any other review sites you can use. While it is possible to have more than one Goodreads account, we can only track one so please add your profile for the account you plan to use to leave reviews on from the books you get from us. You can do this from the Manage Profiles Links menu option. The Goodreads section is near the top, and if we already have it you will see the URL to your profile there. If you click it, it will take you to your Goodreads public profile page. If this is not the profile you wish to use, then click the Request to Change Profile Link button, which we’ll… Read More >
Find and Add Your Kobo Reviewer Name
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
If you can review books on Kobo, then all we need is the reviewer name you are going to use on Kobo. However, because Kobo does not provide a unique url or account for us to track, we require that your reviewer name be unique amongst our readers. That is, although Kobo may allow more than one user to use the same reviewer name, we do not because it prevents us from knowing which Hidden Gem reader reviewed which book. If you are a Kobo reviewer, please add the reviewer name that you use (or are planning to use) on Kobo. You can do this from the Manage Profiles Links menu item. Find the Kobo section near the middle of the page and check whether or not you’ve already added your Reviewer name. If you did, it will be displayed in the Kobo box and you can change it to… Read More >
Finding and Adding Your Amazon Profile Information
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
Amazon is the site that most authors want, which means if you can leave reviews on Amazon, you’ll have the biggest selection of free ARCs available. Not everyone can leave Amazon reviews, as they have a lot of rules and restrictions. One of the biggest ones is that you have to have spent at least $50 on Amazon in the past 12 months in order to leave a review on a book you didn’t buy from them. These purchases must be made with a credit card, and Amazon prime memberships don’t count. But as your Amazon profile rarely changes (unless you create a new Amazon account), we only need you to send it once. You can do this from the Manage Profiles Links menu option. The top section is for the Amazon Profile Link, and if we already have it you will see the URL to your profile there. If… Read More >
What are the expectations of an ARC reader?
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
If you love to read books, love to share your opinions about the books you’ve read by leaving reviews, and are willing to fill out our extremely short and quick reader form for each book we send you, then this is the program for you. Here are the main points for getting free books: Only reserve the books that interest you and that you will have time to read in a reasonable amount of time (we provide a review date to aim for, but it’s okay if it takes you longer – just try not to reserve so many books at once that you fall far behind) As often as possible, leave honest, fair and useful reviews on at least one of the review sites that the author is looking for reviews on Always fill out the reader form for each book we send – whether it is with your… Read More >
How can I leave the ARC program and/or delete my account and data?
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 17, 2025
How to leave the ARC program without deleting account/data (in case you want to return in the future) To unsubscribe entirely from Hidden Gems, just click the “unsubscribe” link found at the bottom of any ARC sign-up emails we’ve sent you. Note that this removes you from our program completely, it is not meant for people that just wish to stop getting the daily ARC sign up emails. If you unsubscribe, you will no longer have access to your dashboard, book files, etc. If your intention is to continue using the program via your dashboard and simply wish to stop getting the daily ARC emails, you can change that via the Settings menu. Just select the “No Sign up Email” option on the far right. The unsubscribe option is best if you think there is a chance you may come back in the future, as it allows you to rejoin… Read More >
