Exhibit 23.1



                      Consent of Independent Accountants
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     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
of Individual, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated January 30, 1996, except as
to the information in Note N, for which the date is March 4, 1996, on our audits
of the consolidated financial statements of Individual, Inc. as of December 31,
1995 and 1994, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1995, which report appears in the Prospectus which is part of the registration
statement (No. 333-00792) on Form S-1, as amended.

                             
                              /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                              COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Boston, Massachusetts
July 8, 1996