UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 26, 2005


                      THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                          1-10434                   13-1726769
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)


          Pleasantville, New York                             10570-7000
 (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (914) 238-1000

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ITEM 4.01.        Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

On September 26, 2005 (the "Engagement Date"), the Audit Committee of the Board
of Directors of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ("RDA") approved the
engagement of Ernst & Young LLP as RDA's independent auditors for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2006.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2004 and 2005 and through the Engagement
Date, RDA did not consult Ernst & Young LLP regarding the application of
accounting principles to a specified transaction either completed or proposed,
or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on RDA's financial
statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as
defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as
defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

RDA provided Ernst & Young LLP with a copy of this Form 8-K prior to filing it
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Ernst & Young LLP declined the
opportunity to furnish RDA with a letter addressed to the SEC containing any new
information, clarification of RDA's expression of Ernst & Young LLP's views, or
the respects in which Ernst & Young LLP does not agree with the statements made
by RDA in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K.




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                           THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC.
                                                      (Registrant)


Date:  September 26, 2005
                                                /s/ C.H.R. DuPree
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                                                   C.H.R. DuPree
                                         Vice President, Corporate Secretary and
                                                 Associate General Counsel