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.
                                 5/24/02            1,000            13.6000
                                 5/24/02            2,500            13.7200
                                 5/24/02            2,000-           13.6490
                                 5/24/02            1,000            13.5950
                                 5/24/02            2,000            13.7125
                                 5/22/02            2,000            13.2000
                                 5/16/02            3,000            13.5893
                                 5/15/02            2,000            13.1340
                                 5/07/02            3,900            13.3743
                                 5/06/02            2,100            13.5805
                                 5/02/02            2,000            12.8800
                                 5/02/02            8,000            12.8825
                                 5/01/02            1,500            12.7060
                                 5/01/02            2,000            12.6500
                                 4/30/02            1,000            12.7700
                                 4/30/02            2,000            12.7990
                                 4/26/02              300-             *DO
                                 4/25/02            3,000            12.8300
                                 4/24/02            5,000            12.8000
                                 4/24/02            1,000            12.9000
                                 4/24/02              500            12.8900
                                 4/08/02            1,300            12.2500
                                 4/05/02            4,000-             *DO
                                 3/28/02            5,000            12.0950
                                 3/28/02            1,000            12.0950
                                 3/26/02            1,000            11.9900
                                 3/25/02            1,000            11.8990


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

          (2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.

          (*) RESULTS IN CHANGE OF DISPOSITIVE POWER AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.