eBiblio is the digital lending service of Spain's public libraries: ebooks, audiobooks and magazines, for free, with the same card you use for paper books. The Ministry of Culture runs it and each autonomous community manages its own, so the catalog depends on where you live.
It's no small thing: in 2025 eBiblio had over 700,000 licences, almost 240,000 users and about 4.8 million loans, according to the Ministry's figures.
What you need
A card from a public library in your community, plus a username and password for eBiblio. Signing up in person, at any library in the network, works everywhere. Some communities also let you do it online:
| How to sign up | Communities |
|---|---|
| Online | Aragón, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla, Murcia and Navarra |
| Online, with a digital certificate | Andalucía, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha and Galicia |
| Through the library network's site (BICA) | Canarias |
| In person only | Asturias, Cantabria, Ceuta, Comunitat Valenciana and Illes Balears |
These options change often: the current list is on eBiblio's sign-up page.
Two communities run their own service: the Basque Country uses eLiburutegia and Catalonia, Biblio Digital. Everyone else starts at ebiblio.es and picks their community.
How loans work
- A book or audiobook is usually lent for 21 or 30 days, depending on the community. Magazines, for hours.
- If every copy is out, you can reserve it and you'll be told when it's your turn.
- Loans can't be renewed: when one ends, borrow it again if you want to keep reading.
- The book returns itself when the loan ends, and you can return it early.
How many books you can have at once depends on your community; it's on the information page of its eBiblio.
Where to read them
- In the browser, with nothing to install.
- In the eBiblio app, for Android and iOS, which also works offline.
- On Windows, Mac or Linux, offline, with Thorium Reader.
- On a compatible e-reader, moving the book across with Adobe Digital Editions: Kobo, PocketBook, Tolino and others.
They can't be read on a Kindle. eBiblio's own guide says so: Kindles don't support the format the service uses. If you have a Kindle, the app on your phone or tablet is the way.
eBiblio on Pecia
On every book page on Pecia, before the second-hand offers, there's a link to eBiblio: if your library has it, the cheapest way to read it is free. Living outside Spain? Ask your public library: many lend ebooks through their own service.