EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To The Board of Directors of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Registration Nos. 33-37434, 33-56883, 333-57789 and 333-42726) on Form S-8 of
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. and subsidiaries of our report dated
August 15, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of The Reader's
Digest Association, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2000 and 1999, and the
related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity, and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2000,
which report is incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. for the period ended June 30, 2000.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
New York, New York
September 22, 2000
