8-K/A

                        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


             Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                   February 6, 2003 (February 4, 2003)



	                   Thomas Nelson, Inc.

	     (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

      Tennessee             0-4095                      62-0679364

  (State or other (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation)


             501 Nelson Place
             Nashville, Tennessee                  37214-1000

             (Address of Principal                 (Zip Code)
              Executive Offices)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  615/889-9000



Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)   Exhibits:

               (99)  News Release, February 6, 2003.


Item 9.	 Regulation FD Disclosure

	 A press release issued by Thomas Nelson, Inc. on February 6, 2003 is
       attached hereto as Exhibit 99.




	                          SIGNATURES


     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.


                                        THOMAS NELSON, INC.


                                 By:       /s/ Joe L. Powers
                                     -----------------------------
	                             Name:   Joe L. Powers
	                             Title:  Executive Vice President


Date:  February 6, 2003



                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit
Numbers

   99		News Release, February 6, 2003.

EX-99

                                EXHIBIT 99



NEWS RELEASE

DATE:     FEBRUARY 6, 2003
CONTACT:  JOE L. POWERS
          EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
          P.O. BOX 141000, NASHVILLE, TN  37214-1000
          WEBSITE:  www.thomasnelson.com
PHONE:    (615) 902-1300
FAX:      (615) 883-6353



      THOMAS NELSON ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER (FY 2003) EARNINGS RELEASE
                              AND CONFERENCE CALL


     NASHVILLE, TN, February 6, 2003.  Thomas Nelson (NYSE: TNM) today
announced that its earnings release has been rescheduled for Monday,
February 10, 2003, prior to market opening.

     Thomas Nelson, Inc. will also host a conference call related to the
earnings release at 1:30 CST on Tuesday, February 11, 2003.  Individuals may
listen to the call by dialing (719) 457-2727.  The confirmation number for the
call is 793319.

     The live broadcast of Thomas Nelson's quarterly conference call will
be available online by going to www.thomansnelson.com and clicking on the link
to News and at www.streetevent.com.  The online replay will follow shortly
after the call and continue through February 18, 2003.

     Thomas Nelson, Inc. is a leading publisher, producer and distributor of
books emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes, and
believesit is the largest publisher of Bibles and inspirational books in the
English language.  For more information, visit our website www.thomasnelson.com.

     Thomas Nelson's stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (TNM-NYSE).