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

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*


                             John Wiley & Sons Inc.
                             ----------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                     Class A
                                     -------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    96822320
                                    --------
                                 (CUSIP Number)





*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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).





                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.    96822320
             --------

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

         Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc.
         13-2673503

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

3.   SEC USE ONLY

4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States

                      5.     SOLE VOTING POWER                   406,100

NUMBER OF             6.     SHARED VOTING POWER                 331,450
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH                  7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER              923,100
REPORTING
PERSON                8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             14,450
WITH


9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 937,550

10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]

11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 7.32%

12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         Investment Advisor


                                *SEE INSTRUCTION





                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
                                  Schedule 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Amendment No.:  2                                                Date: 1/12/98

Fee Being Paid:   No

Item 1 (a)    Name of issuer:         John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Item 1 (b)    Address of issuer's principal executive offices:

                   605 Third Avenue
                   New York, NY  10158-0012

Item 2 (a)    Name of person filing:

                   Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc.

Item 2 (b)    Address of principal business office:

                   466 Lexington Avenue
                   New York, NY  10017

Item 2 (c)    Citizenship:      United States

Item 2 (d)    Title of class of securities:      Class A

Item 2 (e)    Cusip No.:        96822320

Item 3        Type of Person: Investment Advisor

Item 4 (a)    Amount beneficially owned:                     937,550

Item 4 (b)    Percent of class:     7.32%

Item 4 (c)    (i)     sole power to vote:                    406,100
              (ii)    shared power to vote:                  331,450
              (iii)   sole power to dispose:                 923,100
              (iv)    shared power to dispose:                14,450

Item 5   Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class:      Not Applicable

Item 6   Ownership of more than 5 percent on behalf of another person: Warburg
         Pincus Asset Management, Inc. serves as Investment Advisor to many
         accounts. The securities which are the subject of this report are owned
         by our accounts. None of these accounts, individually, own more than 5%
         of the securities which are the subject of this report.





Item 7   Identification and classification of subsidiary:       Not Applicable

Item 8   Identification and classification
           of members of the group:                             Not Applicable

Item 9   Notice of dissolution of the group:                    Not Applicable

Item 10  Certification:

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
         belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
         course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
         have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
         such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
         participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

         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.

                                           /s/  Linda S. Iovan
                                        --------------------------------
                                                Linda S. Iovan
                                                Vice President