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