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.
                                12/11/03            6,000-           19.5005
                                12/10/03            4,000-           19.8425
                                12/09/03            2,900-           19.3331
                                12/08/03            2,000-           19.3885
                                12/08/03            1,000            19.3046
                                12/08/03            1,000-           19.3555
                                12/08/03            4,000-           19.3555
                                12/05/03            2,000-           19.4000
                                12/04/03            5,000-           19.7396
                                12/03/03            6,100-           19.8402
                                12/03/03            2,000-           19.8420
                                12/02/03            3,600-           18.6744
                                12/01/03            2,000-           17.8800
                                12/01/03            5,000-           17.8538
                                12/01/03            8,500-           17.8514
                                11/28/03              600-           17.5500
                                11/26/03            1,400-           18.1079
                                11/25/03            8,000-           18.0533
                                11/24/03            1,000-           17.6500
                                11/24/03              500-           17.8800
                                11/24/03            1,000-           18.0000
                                11/24/03            2,000-           17.9030
                                11/19/03            1,000-           18.0000
                                11/17/03            1,000-           17.6050
                                11/14/03            7,000-           17.0507
                                11/11/03            1,000-           16.8800
                                11/10/03            3,000-           16.7967
                                11/03/03            1,400            15.9550
                                10/23/03              500            15.4100
                                10/23/03            1,000-           15.9200
                                10/16/03            9,000-           16.2744
                                10/15/03            1,500-           15.9500
                    GABELLI ADVISERS, INC.
                                12/10/03            2,000-           19.6375
                                12/03/03            2,200-           19.7914
                                11/25/03            2,000-           18.1510
                                11/18/03              800-           18.1000
                                11/17/03            2,200-           18.1150
                                11/13/03            2,000-           16.9900
                                11/12/03            1,500-           16.9633
  11/10/03              900-           16.8500
                                11/05/03            5,000-           16.8962
                                10/20/03            1,500-           16.4200
                                10/17/03            4,000-           16.3750
                                10/16/03            1,000-           16.2500
                    GABELLI FUNDS, LLC.
                         GABELLI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
                                11/11/03            3,000-           16.9507
                         GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST
                                11/18/03            2,500-           18.0000
                         GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND
                                11/12/03            3,000-           16.9517


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

          (2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.