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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D-A

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                              (AMENDMENT NO. 2)*


                            IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                Class A Common Stock $0.0001 par value per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   44934 10 6
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                           Edward N. Gadsby, Jr., Esq.
                             Foley, Hoag & Eliot LLP
                             One Post Office Square
                                Boston, MA 02109
                                 (617) 832-1000
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                                February 7, 2000
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13D-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13D-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO.   449384 10 6                                       PAGE 2 OF 12 PAGES

     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
              IDG Enterprises, Inc.

     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [ ]
                                                                       (b) [X]

     3        SEC USE ONLY

     4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
              AF

     5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
              REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                       [ ]

     6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
              Delaware

         Number of             7        SOLE VOTING POWER
          shares                        0
       beneficially
         owned by              8        SHARED VOTING POWER
           each                         10,941,516
         reporting
          person               9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           with                         0

                              10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                        10,941,516

    11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
              10,941,516

    12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
              CERTAIN SHARES*                                               [ ]

    13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
              74.3%

    14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
              CO

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO.   449384 10 6                                       PAGE 3 OF 12 PAGES

     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
              IDG Holdings, Inc.

     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*          (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [X]

     3        SEC USE ONLY

     4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
              AF

     5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
              TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                                         [ ]

     6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
              Delaware

         Number of              7        SOLE VOTING POWER
          shares                         0
       beneficially
         owned by               8        SHARED VOTING POWER
           each                          10,941,516
         reporting
          person                9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           with                          0

                               10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                         10,941,516

    11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
              10,941,516

    12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
              EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                       [ ]

    13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
              74.3%

    14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
              CO

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                  Page 3 of 9
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO.    449384 10 6                                      PAGE 4 OF 12 PAGES

     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
              International Data Group, Inc.

     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)  [ ]
                                                                        (b)  [X]

     3        SEC USE ONLY

     4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
              WC

     5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
              PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                                 [ ]

     6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
              Massachusetts


         Number of         7        SOLE VOTING POWER
          shares                    0
       beneficially
         owned by          8        SHARED VOTING POWER
           each                     10,941,516
         reporting
          person           9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           with                     0

                          10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                    10,941,516

    11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
              10,941,516

    12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
              EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                      [ ]

    13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
              74.3%

    14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
              CO

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO.    449384 10 6                                      PAGE 5 OF 12 PAGES

     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
              Patrick J. McGovern

     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)  [ ]
                                                                       (b)  [X]

     3        SEC USE ONLY

     4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
              AF

     5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
              TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                                         [ ]


     6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
              U.S.A.



         Number of               7        SOLE VOTING POWER
          shares                          10,941,516
       beneficially
         owned by                8        SHARED VOTING POWER
           each                           5,000
         reporting
          person                 9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           with                           10,941,516

                                10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                          5,000

    11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
              10,946,516

    12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
              SHARES*                                                       [ ]

    13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
              74.4%

    14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
              IN


                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER
         NO AMENDMENT

ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
         NO AMENDMENT

ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
         NO AMENDMENT

ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

         On January 26, 2000, IDG announced in a press release that it planned
to purchase up to

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500,000 shares of IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. common stock, or 3.4 percent of the
current outstanding shares, from time to time at prevailing market prices. IDG
then stated in its press release that at current prices, IDG believed that IDG
Books Worldwide, Inc. shares represented a good value, and so IDG had decided to
increase its holdings.

         IDG, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Enterprises, began
purchasing shares pursuant to this plan on January 27, 2000. Through February
25, 2000, IDG had purchased 219,100 shares in open market transactions. Each of
these purchases and each other transaction in IDG Books Common Stock effected by
the reporting persons during the sixty days preceding the date of this Schedule
13D are listed on Schedule 2 hereto.

ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         The information for each reporting person contained in Items 5 through
11 of the cover pages of this statement is incorporated by reference. For all of
the reporting persons other than Mr. McGovern, the total of 10,941,516 shares
includes 10,824,849 shares of Class A Common Stock of IDG Books held by
Enterprises, 16,667 shares of Class A Common Stock subject to options held by
IDG and exercisable within 60 days from the date of this report and 100,000
shares of Class B Common Stock of IDG Books held by Enterprises. The Class B
Common Stock entitles the holder to ten votes per share.

         For Mr. McGovern, the total of 10,946,516 shares includes all of the
shares discussed in the foregoing paragraph as well as 5,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock held by Mr. McGovern's wife. Mr. McGovern disclaims beneficial
ownership of these shares.

         For each reporting person other than Mr. McGovern, the total number of
shares represents approximately 74.3% of the shares of IDG Books Common Stock
deemed outstanding on February 25, 2000. For Mr. McGovern, the total number of
shares represents approximately 74.4% of the shares deemed outstanding on that
date. Because the Class B Common Stock entitles its holder to ten votes per
share, the shares represent approximately 75.8% of the voting power of IDG
Books.

         All transactions in IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. common stock effected by
the reporting persons during the sixty days preceding the date of this Schedule
13D are listed on Schedule 2 hereto.

ITEM 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
                  WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
         NO AMENDMENT

ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
         NO AMENDMENT

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                                   SIGNATURES

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and
correct.

                                               February 25, 2000
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               (Date)

                                               IDG Enterprises, Inc.

                                                By:     /s/ Edward B. Bloom
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                        Edward B. Bloom
                                                        Vice President

                                               IDG Holdings, Inc.

                                                By:     /s/ Edward B. Bloom
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                        Edward B. Bloom
                                                        Vice President


                                               International Data Group, Inc.

                                                By:     /s/ Edward B. Bloom
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                        Edward B. Bloom
                                                        Vice President


                                               /s/ Patrick J. McGovern*
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Patrick McGovern


* By Edward N. Gadsby, Jr., as attorney-in-fact


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                                   Schedule 2

                       Transactions in the Past Sixty Days

PURCHASES BY ENTERPRISES

    Beginning January 27, 2000, IDG Enterprises, Inc. made the following
acquisitions of shares of Class A Common Stock of IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. The
shares were purchased in market transactions.

Date of Purchase:     Number of Shares:     Price per share:

January 27, 2000           15,000               $ 9.7966

January 28, 2000           19,000               $10.3108

January 31, 2000           20,000               $ 9.7009

February 1, 2000           10,100               $10.4459

February 2, 2000            4,500               $11.4761

February 3, 2000           11,100               $12.7844

February 4, 2000           20,500               $13.8464

February 7, 2000           12,500               $13.7275

February 8, 2000           22,100               $13.7889

February 9, 2000            5,000               $12.8212

February 10, 2000           7,800               $12.9719

February 11, 2000           3,000               $13.6441

February 14, 2000           5,000               $13.6650

February 15, 2000           3,500               $13.4596

February 16, 2000          20,000               $13.8963

February 12, 2000           7,000               $13.4864

February 18, 2000          20,000               $13.8525

February 22, 2000           5,000               $13.2238

February 23, 2000           1,000               $13.5400

February 24, 2000           3,000               $14.0191
                           ------               --------

February 25, 2000           4,000               $13.9078
                           ------               --------

CONVERSION OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK

    On February 4, 2000, IDG Enterprises, Inc. converted 75,000 shares of Class
B Common Stock into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock.

    On February 25, 2000, IDG Enterprises, Inc. couverted 25,000 shares of Class
B Common Stock into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock.

VESTING OF OPTIONS

    On January 7, 2000, options held by IDG to purchase shares of Class A Common
Stock of IDG Books became exercisable for 1,667 additional shares, pursuant to
the terms of the options.

ACQUISITION OF SHARES

     On January 4, 2000, Lore McGovern acquired 4,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock of IDG Books in market transactions at a price of $11.75 per share. Lore
McGovern is the wife of Patrick J. McGovern, Chairman of International Data
Group, Inc. Mr. McGovern disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.


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