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Exhibit 25.1

FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2)o

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York (State of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank)	13-5160382 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. (Address of principal executive offices)	10286 (Zip code)

PRIMEDIA Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-3647573 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
About, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4034015 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Canoe & Kayak, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	41-1895510 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Channel One Communications Corporation (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-3783278 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Cover Concepts Marketing Services LLC (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	04-3370389 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
CSK Publishing Company Incorporated (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-3023395 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-1932571 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	58-1858150 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Hacienda Productions, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4167234 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
HPC Brazil, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4083040 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Business Magazines & Media Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	48-1071277 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Media Central IP Corp. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4199107 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Motor Trend Auto Shows Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	57-1157124 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Paul Kagan Associates, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4140957 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Finance Shared Services, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4144616 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Holdings III Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-3617238 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Information Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-3555670 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Magazines Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-3616344 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Magazine Finance Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-3616343 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	52-1654079 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning LLC (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4119787 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning LP (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4119784 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Enthusiast Publications, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	23-1577768 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
The Virtual Flyshop, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	01-0775104 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Go Lo Entertainment, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	95-4307031 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
IntelliChoice, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	77-0168905 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Kagan Media Appraisals, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	77-0157500 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Kagan Seminars, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	94-2515843 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
McMullen Argus Publishing, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	95-2663753 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
Simba Information Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Connecticut (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	06-1281600 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)

Kagan World Media, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	77-0225377 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Companies Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	13-4177687 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Leisure Group Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	51-0386031 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
PRIMEDIA Specialty Group Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	36-4099296 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices)	10151 (Zip code)

Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2010
(Title of the indenture securities)

1.     General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

(a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Name	Address
Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York	2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y. 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203
Federal Reserve Bank of New York	33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10045
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	Washington, D.C. 20429
New York Clearing House Association	New York, New York 10005

(b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

2.     Affiliations with Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

16.   List of Exhibits.

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

1.

A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4.

A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 29th day of October, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By:	/S/ VAN K. BROWN
	Name:	VAN K. BROWN
	Title:	VICE PRESIDENT

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EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business June 30, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

		Dollar Amounts In Thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
	Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin	$	2,954,963
	Interest-bearing balances		10,036,895
Securities:
	Held-to-maturity securities		1,437,899
	Available-for-sale securities		20,505,806
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
	Federal funds sold in domestic offices		5,482,900
	Securities purchased under agreements to resell		838,105
Loans and lease financing receivables:
	Loans and leases held for sale		48,034
	Loans and leases, net of unearned income		38,299,913
	LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses		594,926
	Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance		37,704,987
Trading Assets			2,986,727
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)			957,249
Other real estate owned			374
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies			246,280
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding			251,948
Intangible assets
	Goodwill		2,699,812
	Other intangible assets		755,311
Other assets			7,629,093
Total assets		$	94,536,383
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
	In domestic offices	$	36,481,716
	Noninterest-bearing		15,636,690
	Interest-bearing		20,845,026
	In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs		25,163,274
	Noninterest-bearing		413,981
	Interest-bearing		24,749,293
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
	Federal funds purchased in domestic offices		898,340
	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		721,016
Trading liabilities			2,377,862
Other borrowed money: (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)			10,475,320
Not applicable
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding			254,569
Subordinated notes and debentures			2,422,807
Other liabilities			7,321,226
Total liabilities		$	86,116,130
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries			139,967
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus			0
Common stock			1,135,284
Surplus			2,082,308
Retained earnings			5,118,989
Accumulated other comprehensive income			(56,295	)
Other equity capital components			0
Total equity capital			8,280,286
Total liabilities, minority interest, and equity capital		$	94,536,383

        I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

        Thomas J. Mastro,
Senior Vice President and Comptroller

        We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi
Gerald L. Hassell
Alan R. Griffith Directors

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