Audio edition
The audio edition contains word-for-word recordings of all articles published in The Economist, read by professional broadcasters and actors. It is ideal for anyone who wants to listen to articles while travelling, exercising or just relaxing.
Subscribers
The audio edition is completely free for subscribers. To download this week’s edition, click on the button below for login. If you are a subscriber but have not activated your complimentary Economist.com account, you will need to do this first.
Not a subscriber?
Non-subscribers can buy this week’s edition for US$8.00. Previous editions are available for US$10.00 each.
Download details
You can download the full edition or individual sections. Alternatively, you can listen to selected articles directly from your computer.
Each full edition of The Economist is about 130 megabytes. Individual sections are about 10 megabytes each. Subscribers with a broadband connection can expect to download a section in three minutes, and to download a full edition in 15 minutes. Downloaded files are in MP3 format.
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