Exhibit 21
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Jurisdiction of Percentage of
Name Incorporation Parent Ownership
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K-III Prime Corporation Delaware K-III Communications Corporation 100%
Intertec Publishing Corporation Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
Newbridge Communications, Inc. Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
K-III Directory Corporation Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
R.E.R. Publishing Corporation New York K-III Directory Corporation 100%
Intermodal Publishing Corporation, Ltd. New York K-III Directory Corporation 100%
Weekly Reader Corporation Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
K-III Reference Corporation Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
Funk & Wagnalls Yearbook Corp. Delaware K-III Reference Corporation 100%
Krames Communications Incorporated Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
K-III Holdings Corporation III Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
Daily Racing Form, Inc. Delaware K-III Holdings Corporation III 100%
DRF Finance, Inc. Delaware Daily Racing Form, Inc. 100%
Daily Racing Form of Canada Ltd. Canada Daily Racing Form, Inc. 100%
K-III Magazine Corporation Delaware K-III Holdings Corporation III 100%
K-III Magazine Finance Corporation Delaware K-III Magazine Corporation 100%
Nelson Information, Inc. Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
The Katharine Gibbs School of Montclair, Inc. New Jersey The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. 100%
The Katharine Gibbs School of Norwalk, Inc. Connecticut The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. 100%
The Katharine Gibbs School of Piscataway, Inc. New Jersey The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. 100%
The Katharine Gibbs School of Providence, Inc. Rhode Island The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. 100%
K-III KG Corporation - Massachusetts Massachusetts The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. 100%
K-III KG Corporation - Melville New York The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. 100%
K-III KG Corporation - New York New York The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. 100%
Paramount Publishing, Inc. California Intertec Publishing Corporation 100%
Canadian Sailings, Inc. Canada K-III Directory Corporation 25% Direct
100% Beneficial
Ownership
Musical America Publishing, Inc. Delaware K-III Directory Corporation 100%
K-III HPC, Inc. Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. Delaware K-III HPC, Inc. 100%
Stagebill, Inc. Delaware K-III Magazine Corporation 100%
Lifetime Learning Systems, Inc. Delaware Weekly Reader Corporation 100%
Channel One Communications Corporation Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
Admirefruit Limited United Kindgdom Intertec Publishing Corporation 100%
Intertec Market Reports, Inc. Delaware Intertec Publishing Corporation 100%
Intertec Presentations, Inc. Colorado Intertec Publishing Corporation 100%
MH West, Inc. California Intertec Market Reports, Inc. 100%
PJS Publications, Inc. Delaware K-III Magazine Corporation 100%
Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. Alabama PJS Publications, Inc. 100%
Argus Publishers, Corporation California K-III Magazine Corporation 100%
Bacon's Information, Inc. Delaware K-III Prime Corporation 100%
Canadian Red Book, Inc. Canada Intertec Publishing Corporation 100%
McMullen Argus Publishing, Inc. California K-III Magazine Corporation 100%
American Heat Video Productions, Inc. Missouri Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
ASTN, Inc. Delaware Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
A WEP Company California Western Empire Publications, Inc. 100%
Bankers Consulting Company Missouri Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Data Book, Inc. Georgia Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. 100%
The Electronics Source Book, Inc. Delaware Intertec Publishing Corporation 100%
Excellence in Training Corporation Delaware Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Gareth Stevens, Inc. Wisconsin K-III Reference Corporation 100%
IDTN Leasing Corporation Delaware Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Industrial Training Systems Corporation New Jersey Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Law Enforcement Television Network, Inc. Delaware LETN, Inc. 100%
Law Enforcement Television Network, Inc. Texas Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Lockert Jackson & Associates Washington Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Straight Down, Inc. California Western Empire Publications, Inc. 100%
Tel-A-Train, Inc. Delaware Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
TI-IN Acquisition Corporation Texas Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Tunnell Publications, Inc. Texas Intertec Publishing Corporation 100%
Westcott Communications, Inc. Texas K-III Prime Corporation 100%
Westcott Communications Michigan, Inc. Michigan Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Westcott ECI, Inc. Texas Westcott Communications, Inc. 100%
Western Empire Publications, Inc. Delaware McMullen Argus Publishing, Inc. 100%