Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Aster Steve
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PRIMEDIA INC [PRM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O PRIMEDIA INC., 745 FIFTH AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10151		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 10,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/26/2010 Common Stock 20,000 $ 18.0625 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (2) 10/05/2011 Common Stock 7,500 $ 1.85 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (3) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 9,000 $ 4 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (4) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 9,000 $ 5 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (5) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 3,000 $ 6 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (6) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 9,000 $ 6 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (7) 12/02/2008 Common Stock 40,000 $ 2.9 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Aster Steve
C/O PRIMEDIA INC.
745 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10151		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

Steve Aster 11/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Option originally granted on June 26, 2000. All options are fully vested as of the date hereof.
(2) Option originally granted on October 5, 2001. All options are fully vested as of the date hereof.
(3) Options vest on an equal pro rata basis at the end of each of the 48 calendar months commencing on July 1, 2002. As of the end hereof, 7,313 options are vested.
(4) Options become exercisable in 2010.
(5) Options become exercisable in 2010, unless 2005 acceleration targets (as set forth in an agreement between PRIMEDIA and the Reporting Person) are met in which case the options will vest at the end of 2005.
(6) Options become exercisable in 2010.
(7) The option is exercisable in three installments of one-third each beginning December 3, 2004. As of the date hereof, 13,333 shares vested and were exercised and 26,667 remain outstanding and unvested.
 
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