EXHIBIT 23.3
 
               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment Three to the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-3691) and related Prospectus of K-III
Communications Corporation for the exchange of 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2006 for
outstanding 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2006 and the exchange of Series D
Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2008 for outstanding shares of Series C
Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2008 of our report dated February 16,
1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Westcott
Communications, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Dallas, Texas
July 23, 1996