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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000107140-06-000089
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20061106
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20061106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20061106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WILEY JOHN & SONS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000107140
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731]
		IRS NUMBER:				135593032
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11507
		FILM NUMBER:		061189280

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		111 RIVER STREET
		CITY:			HOBOKEN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07030
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2017486000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		111 RIVER STREET
		CITY:			HOBOKEN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07030
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<DESCRIPTION>NOVEMBER 6TH, 2006 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                              Washington D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                November 6, 2006
                                (Date of Report)
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                             JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    New York
                    (State or jurisdiction of incorporation)




0-11507                                       13-5593032
- -------------------------------------         ----------------------------------
Commission File Number                        IRS Employer Identification Number


111 River Street, Hoboken NJ                  07030
- --------------------------------------        ----------------------------------
Address of principal executive offices        Zip Code


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (201) 748-6000
                                                     ---------------------------




Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act(17 CFR
    230.425)
[ ] Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange  Act(17 CFR
    240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))




                This is the first page of a three-page document.

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                          8-K RELEASE-NOVEMBER 6, 2006
                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS


Item 5.02:     Election of Directors


               On November 1, 2006, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of John
               Wiley  &  Sons,  Inc.  (the  "Company")   elected  the  following
               individuals to serve on the Board,  effective  December 13, 2006:
               Richard M. Hochhauser,  President and Chief Executive  Officer of
               Harte-Hanks,  Inc. ("Harte-Hanks"),  since 2002. Harte-Hanks is a
               direct marketing  services firm and one of the largest  producers
               of  shoppers'  coupons and  advertising  circulars  in the United
               States. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Hochhauser served as President and
               Chief Operating  Officer of Harte-Hanks,  and has been a director
               of  that  company  since  1996.   The  Board  has  appointed  Mr.
               Hochhauser to serve on its Compensation Committee. Mr. Hochhauser
               is 61.

               Eduardo Menasce is the retired President of Enterprise  Solutions
               Group  of  Verizon  Communications,  a  major  telecommunications
               services  provider in the United  States.  He served as President
               from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Menasce  currently serves as a director of
               Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.; KeyCorp; and Pitney Bowes, Inc. The
               Board  has  appointed  Mr.  Menasce  to serve  on its  Governance
               Committee. Mr. Menasce is 60.

               These  appointments  follow a  lengthy  search  conducted  by the
               Board's  Governance   Committee  (the   "Committee"),   with  the
               assistance  of  SpencerStuart,  the search  firm  retained by the
               Committee to assist it in identifying qualified candidates.

<PAGE>

                                    Signature



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.





                             John Wiley & Sons, Inc.




                             /s/ William J. Pesce
                             ---------------------------------
                             William J. Pesce
                             President and Chief Executive Officer
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