FORM 10-K/A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

     [x] AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                    For the fiscal year ended: April 30, 2002

                                       OR

          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)

                        For the transition period from to
                         Commission file number 1-11507

                             JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

    NEW YORK                                          13-5593032
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    State or other jurisdiction of                    I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization                   Identification No.
    111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ                          07030
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Address of principal executive offices                  Zip Code

Registrant's telephone number including area code      (201) 748-6000
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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class                    Name of each exchange on which registered
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Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share          New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share          New York Stock Exchange

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                             None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No____ -----------

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K _____

The number of shares  outstanding of the Registrant's Class A and Class B Common
Stock,  par  value  $1.00  per  share as of May 31,  2002,  was  50,169,182  and
11,639,564 respectively, and the aggregate market value of such shares of Common
Stock held by  non-affiliates of the Registrant as of such date was $989,951,417
based upon the closing market price of the Class A and Class B Common Stock.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The  Registrant's  Definitive proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission on
or about  August 8, 2002 for the Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  to be held on
September 19, 2002, (the "2002 Proxy  Statement") is, to the extent noted below,
incorporated by reference in Part III.




                              EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 to the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended  April 30,  2002 (the "Form  10-K") is being filed for the purpose of
correcting a typographical  error. The typographical error is included in Item 6
"Selected  Financial  Data" to the Form 10-K.  Working Capital at April 30, 2002
currently provided as "$(57,316)(a)"  should be replaced by  "$(45,134)(c)".  No
other changes are being made by means of this filing.



Item 6

The Company hereby amends Item 6 of the Form 10-K as follows:

                             Selected Financial Data



John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Dollars in thousands except per share data                                 For the years ended April 30
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                                                          2002            2001           2000            1999            1998
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Revenues                                               $734,396        $613,790       $606,024        $519,164        $478,075
Operating Income                                         87,763(a)       95,424         89,004          63,654          40,864
Gain on Sale of Publishing Assets                            --              --             --              --          21,292
Net Income                                               57,316 (a)      58,918         52,388          39,709          36,588(b)
Working Capital                                         (45,134)(c)     (57,226)(c)    (76,939)(c)      60,870          59,257
Total Assets                                            896,145         588,002        569,337         528,552         506,914
Long-Term Debt                                          235,000          65,000         95,000         125,000         125,000
Shareholders' Equity                                    276,650         220,023        172,738         162,212         160,751
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Per Share Data
Income Per Share
     Diluted                                               .91 (a)         .93            .81             .60             .55(b)
     Basic                                                 .94 (a)         .97            .85             .63             .58(b)


Cash Dividends
     Class A Common                                        .18             .16             .14            .13             .11
     Class B Common                                        .18             .16             .13            .11             .10
     Book Value-End of Year                                4.48             3.62           2.85            2.60            2.51


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(a)  Fiscal  2002   includes  an  unusual   charge  to  earnings   amounting  to
     approximately  $12,312,  or $7,683  after tax,  equal to $0.12 per  diluted
     share ($0.13 per basic share)  relating to the  relocation of the Company's
     headquarters,  and includes lease payments on the vacated  premises and the
     accelerated  depreciation of leasehold  improvements and certain  furniture
     and fixtures and equipment based on revised estimates of useful lives.

(b)  Fiscal 1998 includes  unusual items amounting to $9,713 after tax, equal to
     $0.14 per diluted share ($0.15 per basic share) relating to the gain on the
     sale of the domestic law publishing program, net of a write-down of certain
     intangible assets and other items.  Excluding the unusual items, net income
     would have been  $26,875,  or $0.41 per  diluted  share and $0.43 per basic
     share.

(c)  Working capital is negative as a result of including in current liabilities
     the deferred  subscription  revenues related to journal  subscriptions  for
     which the cash has been received and which will be  recognized  into income
     as the journals are shipped or made  available  online to the customer,  or
     over the term of the subscription as services are rendered.





                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                          JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
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                                               (Company)



                           By:  /s/  William J. Pesce
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                                     William J. Pesce
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer

                           By:  /s/  Ellis E. Cousens
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                                     Ellis E. Cousens
                                     Executive Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial & Operations Officer

                           By:  /s/  Peter W. Clifford
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                                     Peter W. Clifford
                                     Senior Vice President, Finance
                                     & Chief Accounting Officer