Book Publishers

NASHVILLE, TN -- According to the January 3, 2005 point-of-sale data generated by Sales Tracking Analysis Trends Summary (STATS) compiled by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Thomas Nelson (www.thomasnelson.com) is the only publisher to have multiple products in the top 10.

Additionally, the company is thrilled with its multi-week claim on the number one spot, held by 'Flo the Lyin' Fly' (Tommy Nelson) by Max Lucado, which has outsold both 'Purpose Driven Life' by Rick Warren and 'Your Best Life Now' by Joel Osteen.

In addition to these impressive point-of-sale numbers from the Christian retail market, Thomas Nelson Publishers also has a general market best seller in "The Total Money Makeover" (Nelson Books) by Dave Ramsey, which ranks on the New York Times Business Best Sellers list at #11 as of January 2, 2005.

Michael Hyatt, President of Thomas Nelson Publishers, said, "We are thrilled with the success of our titles in both the Christian and mainstream retail markets and continue to see growth in both arenas. Even more encouraging is the fact that our success comes from a variety of different imprints which we believe is a testament to the strength of our publishing program."

W Publishing Group, Nelson Books, and J. Countryman each have two best selling titles in the top ten, with Tommy Nelson owning one.

Analyzing the STATS results further past the top 10 titles shows continued domination, with 18 of the top 50 products claimed by Thomas Nelson -- more than double the number of the nearest competitor's best sellers. And according to the monthly ECPA bestsellers lists for January, Thomas Nelson owned 20 of the top 50 bestsellers -- more than three times the number of the closest competitor.

Thomas Nelson, Inc. is a leading publisher and distributor of products emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes and believes it is the largest publisher of Bibles and inspirational products. For more information, visit our website www.thomasnelson.com.

Thomas Nelson's Common stock and Class B Common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TNM).

More information: www.thomasnelson.com