UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                      JANUARY 6, 2005 (DECEMBER 31, 2004)



                              NBC ACQUISITION CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



            DELAWARE                  333-48225                 47-0793347
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)       File Number)           Identification No.)



                             4700 SOUTH 19TH STREET
                             LINCOLN, NE 68501-0529
                    (Address of principal executive offices)



                                 (402) 421-7300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


       Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
       to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
                     under any of the following provisions:

     [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
         (17 CFR 230.425)

     [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
         (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-13e-4(c))


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     SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

         ITEM 1.01 - ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

              Effective January 1, 2005, NBC Acquisition Corp.'s wholly owned
              subsidiary, Nebraska Book Company, Inc. ("Nebraska Book"), entered
              into a series of agreements with NBC Textbooks LLC, a new wholly
              owned subsidiary of Nebraska Book ("Textbooks"), through which
              Nebraska Book transferred its wholesale textbook operations to
              Textbooks.

              In connection with the aforementioned transfer, Textbooks entered
              into a Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 31, 2004, by
              and among Textbooks, Nebraska Book, each other then existing
              Subsidiary Guarantor under that Indenture, dated as of March 4,
              2004, by and among Nebraska Book, the Subsidiary Guarantors
              Parties thereto and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (the
              "Indenture"), and the Trustee, whereby Textbooks agreed to
              guarantee all of Nebraska Book's payment obligations under the
              Indenture.

              In connection with the formation of Textbooks and the subsequent
              aforementioned transfer, Textbooks also entered into an Assumption
              Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, in favor of JPMorgan
              Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the banks and other
              financial institutions parties to that Credit Agreement, dated as
              of February 13, 1998, as amended and restated as of December 10,
              2003, as further amended and restated as of March 4, 2004, as
              amended by the First Amendment, dated as of August 6, 2004, and as
              further amended by the Second Amendment, dated as of October 20,
              2004 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"), by and among NBC
              Holdings Corp., NBC Acquisition Corp., Nebraska Book, the Lenders
              and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which Textbooks became a
              party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (as defined in the
              Credit Agreement) and thereby (i) guaranteed the payment and
              performance of all of Nebraska Book's obligations under the Credit
              Agreement and related loan documents and (ii) granted a security
              interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
              the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, in all or substantially
              all of its present and after acquired personal property as
              collateral security for the payment and performance of all of
              Nebraska Book's obligations under the Credit Agreement and related
              loan documents.

     SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

              (c) Exhibits.

                  10.1     Supplemental  Indenture,  dated as of December 31,
                           2004, by and among  Textbooks,  Nebraska Book, each
                           other then existing  Subsidiary  Guarantor under the
                           Indenture, and the Trustee.

                  10.2     Assumption Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004,
                           made by Textbooks, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank,
                           N.A., as administrative agent for the banks and other
                           financial institutions parties to the Credit
                           Agreement.

                      .



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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                              NBC ACQUISITION CORP.



     Date:  January 6, 2005                   /s/  Alan G. Siemek
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Alan G. Siemek
                                              Vice President and Treasurer
                                              (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)






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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                      JANUARY 6, 2005 (DECEMBER 31, 2004)

                              NBC ACQUISITION CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            DELAWARE                  333-48225                 47-0793347
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)       File Number)           Identification No.)

                             4700 SOUTH 19TH STREET
                             LINCOLN, NE 68501-0529
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (402) 421-7300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

       Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
       to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
                     under any of the following provisions:

     [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
         (17 CFR 230.425)

     [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
         (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-13e-4(c))

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SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

         ITEM 1.01 - ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

              Effective January 1, 2005, NBC Acquisition Corp.'s wholly owned
              subsidiary, Nebraska Book Company, Inc. ("Nebraska Book"), entered
              into a series of agreements with NBC Textbooks LLC, a new wholly
              owned subsidiary of Nebraska Book ("Textbooks"), through which
              Nebraska Book transferred its wholesale textbook operations to
              Textbooks.

              In connection with the aforementioned transfer, Textbooks entered
              into a Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 31, 2004, by
              and among Textbooks, Nebraska Book, each other then existing
              Subsidiary Guarantor under that Indenture, dated as of March 4,
              2004, by and among Nebraska Book, the Subsidiary Guarantors
              Parties thereto and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (the
              "Indenture"), and the Trustee, whereby Textbooks agreed to
              guarantee all of Nebraska Book's payment obligations under the
              Indenture.

              In connection with the formation of Textbooks and the subsequent
              aforementioned transfer, Textbooks also entered into an Assumption
              Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, in favor of JPMorgan
              Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the banks and other
              financial institutions parties to that Credit Agreement, dated as
              of February 13, 1998, as amended and restated as of December 10,
              2003, as further amended and restated as of March 4, 2004, as
              amended by the First Amendment, dated as of August 6, 2004, and as
              further amended by the Second Amendment, dated as of October 20,
              2004 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"), by and among NBC
              Holdings Corp., NBC Acquisition Corp., Nebraska Book, the Lenders
              and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which Textbooks became a
              party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (as defined in the
              Credit Agreement) and thereby (i) guaranteed the payment and
              performance of all of Nebraska Book's obligations under the Credit
              Agreement and related loan documents and (ii) granted a security
              interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
              the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, in all or substantially
              all of its present and after acquired personal property as
              collateral security for the payment and performance of all of
              Nebraska Book's obligations under the Credit Agreement and related
              loan documents.

     SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

              (c) Exhibits.

                  10.1     Supplemental  Indenture,  dated as of December 31,
                           2004, by and among  Textbooks,  Nebraska Book, each
                           other then existing  Subsidiary  Guarantor under the
                           Indenture, and the Trustee.

                  10.2     Assumption Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004,
                           made by Textbooks, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank,
                           N.A., as administrative agent for the banks and other
                           financial institutions parties to the Credit
                           Agreement.

                      .

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              NBC ACQUISITION CORP.

     Date:  January 6, 2005                   /s/  Alan G. Siemek
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Alan G. Siemek
                                              Vice President and Treasurer
                                              (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)

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