SCHEDULE II

                                      INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
                           TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
                           SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)

                                             SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE
                                  DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)

           COMMON STOCK-THOMAS NELSON INC

                    GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
                                11/27/01            1,000             9.0000
                                11/27/01            1,900             9.0000
                                11/27/01           12,000             9.0083
                                11/26/01            5,000             9.0000
                                11/20/01            2,200             8.9500
                                11/19/01            2,000             8.9500
                                11/19/01           13,300             8.9559
                                11/16/01            1,000             8.9460
                                11/05/01              100             8.8000
                                11/05/01            2,000             8.9940
                                 9/28/01            2,000             8.3000
                    GABELLI ADVISERS, INC.
                                11/19/01            8,600             8.9470
                                11/16/01            5,400             8.9422
                                11/15/01            1,700             9.0500
                                11/13/01            7,300             8.9975
                                11/09/01            2,000             8.8300
                                11/07/01              500             9.0100
                                11/02/01           10,000             8.7500
                                10/24/01              500             8.6900
                                10/22/01            2,000             8.7750
                                10/19/01            1,500             8.8133
                                10/17/01            1,000             9.0000
                                10/16/01              500             8.8000
                                10/12/01            9,000             8.7767
                                10/11/01            3,000             8.4400
                                 9/27/01            1,600             8.1500
                     GABELLI FUNDS, LLC.
                         GABELLI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
                                11/26/01           40,500             8.9971
                                11/21/01            2,900             8.9600
                                11/19/01           12,100             8.9470
                                11/15/01           12,900             9.0186
                                10/25/01            2,100             8.8000
                         GABELLI ASSET FUND
                                11/20/01            5,000             8.9740


          (1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
              ON THE NYSE.

          (2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.