Exhibit 32


            CERTIFICATIONS OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT


      We, Eric W. Schrier and Michael S. Geltzeiler, of The
Reader's Digest Association, Inc., certify, pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)   the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December
      31, 2005 (the "Periodic Report") which this statement accompanies fully
      complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) and

(2)   information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
      The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

This certificate is being furnished solely for purposes of Section 906 and is
not being filed as part of the Periodic Report.


Dated:  February 3, 2006




                                         /s/ ERIC W. SCHRIER
                                             Eric W. Schrier



                                      /s/ MICHAEL S. GELTZEILER
                                          Michael S. Geltzeiler