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Last checked 9 Nov 2026. Offers change often, so confirm the price on the outlet's own page before you pay.

Quick answer

If you live in the Madrid region or Castilla-La Mancha, borrow today's ABC free with your library card on eBiblio, or read it by QR code in a Madrid city library; if a friend subscribes, ask them to gift you the article.

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Library

Borrow the day's paper on eBiblio Madrid

Free with a Comunidad de Madrid library card

eBiblio Madrid lends the digital print edition of ABC as a PDF, with a new issue each day. You need the carné único of the Comunidad de Madrid public libraries. A newspaper loan lasts 2 hours, and you can have up to 3 newspapers at once.

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Library

Borrow the day's paper on eBiblio Castilla-La Mancha

Free with a Castilla-La Mancha library card

eBiblio Castilla-La Mancha also lends each day's ABC as a PDF, without the supplements. You need a card from a library in the Castilla-La Mancha network; you can register at your nearest public library or through the regional government's electronic office. A newspaper loan lasts 2 hours, and copies are limited.

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Library

Read ABC by QR code in Madrid city libraries

Free

Madrid's municipal libraries say you can read the digital edition of ABC, and of El País, by QR code in all their libraries. You need to be inside a library to use it.

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School / university

ABC at the University of the Basque Country library

Free to the university community

The UPV/EHU library's July 2026 press catalogue lists the digital ABC on Kiosko y Más (from 2022) for reading in the library. Students at other Spanish universities should check their library's press page.

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Gift link

Gift articles from Premium subscribers

Free to the recipient

Since app version 8.0.8, ABC Premium subscribers can give 10 articles a month to anyone they choose. If you know a subscriber, ask them to send you the article.

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Free articles

Free articles and the free app

Free

The ABC app is free to download, and only some features and content are reserved for Premium subscribers. We could not confirm how many articles are free or whether registering gives you more.

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App

Subscribe in the iPhone or iPad app

€11.95/month or €119.00/year

The Spanish App Store lists these in-app subscriptions. Premium subscribers can also read the PDF editions of the last 7 days' papers and their supplements in the app. ABC's own shop may show other offers at checkout, which we could not read.

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Other

Buy one day's paper in Kiosko y Más

€1.49 per issue; €17.99 for one month

The Kiosko y Más press app sells single digital issues of ABC, a copy of the printed paper, for €1.49 each, and a one-month subscription that renews automatically for €17.99. A single issue is cheaper than a subscription if you only want the odd day's paper.

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Questions

Partly. The app is free and much of the news is open, but some content and the PDF editions are for Premium subscribers. A subscriber can also gift you up to 10 articles a month.

The iPhone app lists it at €11.95 a month or €119.00 a year. ABC's own shop may have other offers, which we could not confirm.

Yes in the Madrid region and Castilla-La Mancha, where eBiblio lends each day's paper free for 2 hours. Madrid city libraries also offer it by QR code inside the library. Other regions' eBiblio catalogues vary, so check yours.

Yes. ABC Premium subscribers can gift 10 articles a month to anyone they choose.