EXHIBIT 10.18


                     AMENDMENT TO THOMAS NELSON, INC.
                           AMENDED AND RESTATED
                    1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

     This Amendment (this "Amendment") to the Thomas Nelson, Inc. Amended and
Restated 1992 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is effective as of
April 2, 1998.

1.     The last sentence of paragraph 1 of Section 4 is deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:

      "No officer or key employee shall receive awards relative to
      shares of Stock which exceed 1,000,000 shares during any
      consecutive three year period."

2.     Section 5(e) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

      "(e)  Transferability of Options.  Options may be transferred in
      whole or in part by the optionee only to a trust or foundation
      created by the optionee or to an immediate family member of the
      optionee or by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
      Except to the extent set forth in Section 5(e), no Stock Option
      shall be transferable."

3.     Except as expressly stated herein, all other portions of the Plan
remain in full force and effect.


     This Amendment was adopted by the Board of Directors of Thomas Nelson,
Inc. and became effective as of March 2, 1998.