Engage readers and promote your book with a Book Scavenger Hunt.
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Reading Scavenger Hunt Template
Engage readers and promote your book with a Book Scavenger Hunt.
This template lets you hide secret words or codes inside your book. Readers who find them submit them through your giveaway for a chance to win.
A book scavenger hunt rewards the fans who read every page and gives new readers a reason to pick your book up. Every hidden word sends readers back into the story to find the next one.
Hide a code in several chapters and give each one its own entries. Readers who find every code get the best chance to win, and they read more of your book to get there.
What This Template Does
- Uses Secret Code Actions to reward readers who find hidden words in your book
- Sends readers back through your chapters to find each code
- Turns reading your book into a game with a prize at the end
- Lets you collect reader emails alongside the codes
Benefits of This Template
- Rewards loyal fans who read closely
- Gives new readers a reason to buy and finish your book
- Gets readers sharing the hunt with friends
- Adds a hook to your launch, preorder or author event promotion
Who Should Use It
- Authors promoting a new release or rewarding existing fans
- Publishers looking for an interactive campaign
- Book marketers who want something beyond a standard giveaway
- Writers who want readers to explore their book more closely
Integration Support
- Secret Code Actions to check codes from each chapter
- Subscribe Actions to capture reader emails for your newsletter
- Viral Share Actions to spread the word through referrals
Official Gleam Resources
- Author Guide: Promote your books with giveaways from launch to backlist
- Goodreads Giveaways Blog Post: Use Goodreads alongside your own giveaway
- Increase Book Sales With Giveaways Blog Post: Tie your giveaway to book sales
- Competition Installation Guide: Install or embed your scavenger hunt
Frequently Asked Questions
To run a book giveaway on Facebook, post an engaging image, define clear rules, and follow Facebook’s contest guidelines.
Place your popup on high-traffic pages and use exit or scroll triggers to grab attention. Expand this FAQ to learn how to promote your preorder popup effectively.
Collecting leads before launch ensures you have an engaged list ready to buy and review on day one. Expand to learn why pre-launch lead capture boosts long-term success.
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How to Set Up Your Book Scavenger Hunt
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Define Your Prize
Pick a prize readers want, such as signed editions, book bundles or gift cards
➡ See our prize ideas for inspiration -
Hide a Word in Each Chapter
Choose one word or code per chapter and note where it appears -
Set Up a Secret Code for Each Chapter
Open How to Enter and add a Secret Code action for every chapter, for example:
- Chapter 1: Enter the Code
- Chapter 2: Enter the Code
- Chapter 3: Enter the Code
- Chapter 4: Enter the Code
➡ Configure Secret Code Actions
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Set Messages and Test Every Code
Write custom messages for an incorrect code or one already used, then type each code into the widget preview to check it is accepted -
Grow Your Readership
Capture emails with Subscribe Actions, and add Viral Share Actions so readers can invite friends -
Announce Your Hunt
Tell readers there is a code in every chapter on your author website, in your newsletter and on social media, post a reminder before the hunt ends, and always link back to your giveaway