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): APRIL 6, 2006 (APRIL 2, 2006)



                           NEBRASKA BOOK COMPANY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



            KANSAS                        333-48221              47-0549819
(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.

        On April 2, 2006, Nebraska Book Company, Inc., a Kansas corporation
        ("Nebraska Book"), entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the
        "Purchase Agreement"), with College Bookstores of America, Inc., an
        Illinois corporation ("CBA") and each of the Sellers (as defined in the
        Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which Nebraska Book will acquire all of
        CBA's outstanding stock for approximately $21.3 million in cash (the
        "Purchase Price"). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, a portion
        of the Purchase Price will be placed into two different escrows with
        varying terms to serve as security for indemnification and certain other
        claims that may arise.

        The transaction is expected to close on May 1, 2006. The parties to the
        Purchase Agreement have made customary representations, warranties and
        covenants therein and the consummation of the transaction is subject to
        various conditions.

        The foregoing description of the transaction does not purport to be
        complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete
        text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and
        is incorporated herein by reference.

        CBA began providing outsource management services to small to
        medium-sized colleges and universities nationwide in 1984. Today, CBA
        manages 104 campus bookstores and maintains one of the longest tenured
        management teams in the industry. The operations of CBA that Nebraska
        Book will acquire had revenues in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 of
        over $80 million.

        Nebraska Book will seek additional Term Loan borrowings of $24 million,
        an increase in its Revolving Credit Facility of $15 million, and
        amendments to certain restrictions and financial covenants under its
        current Senior Credit Facility to allow for the acquisition. The
        additional Term Loan borrowings, along with an estimated $4 million of
        Nebraska Book's available cash, would finance the purchase of the stock,
        pay off CBA's bank indebtedness, and pay for transaction costs and other
        liabilities associated with the acquisition. The increase in the
        Revolving Credit Facility would provide the funding necessary to meet
        the working capital requirements of the acquired bookstores.

                  SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

        ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.


        (c)  Exhibits.

           2.1 Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2006, by and among
           Nebraska Book, CBA and the Sellers referenced therein.

           99.1 Joint Press Release, dated April 3, 2006, of Nebraska Book and
           CBA.

        SAFE HARBOR REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

        This Form 8-K (including the Exhibits hereto) contains forward-looking
        statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
        Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
        forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future
        performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this Form 8-K
        (including the Exhibits hereto) which are not strictly historical
        statements, including, without limitation, statements concerning the
        proposed acquisition, statements concerning the terms and timing of the
        acquisition, statements concerning expected additional Term Loan
        borrowings and increases in Nebraska Book's Revolving Credit Facility,
        and statements concerning proposed amendments to certain restrictions
        and financial covenants in Nebraska Book's Senior Credit Facility,
        constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements
        are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause

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        actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the
        forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include, without
        limitation, the possibility that the proposed acquisition will not
        close; that the closing may be delayed or that the companies may be
        required to modify aspects of the acquisition to close the acquisition;
        that all of the closing conditions to the acquisition will not be
        satisfied; and that Nebraska Book will not be able to obtain additional
        Term Loan borrowings or an increase in its Revolving Credit Facility or
        amendments to certain restrictions and financial covenants in its Senior
        Credit Facility to allow for the acquisition. More information about
        potential factors that could affect Nebraska Book's business and
        financial results are included in Nebraska Book's Annual Report on Form
        10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 and Quarterly Report on
        Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, which are on
        file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the
        Security and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.
        Nebraska Book assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
        information contained in this Form 8-K.

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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.


                                  NEBRASKA BOOK COMPANY, INC.



    Date:  April 6, 2006          /S/  ALAN G. SIEMEK
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Alan G. Siemek
                                  Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
                                  of Finance and Administration, Treasurer and
                                  Assistant Secretary




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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): APRIL 6, 2006 (APRIL 2, 2006)

                           NEBRASKA BOOK COMPANY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            KANSAS                        333-48221              47-0549819
(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.

        On April 2, 2006, Nebraska Book Company, Inc., a Kansas corporation
        ("Nebraska Book"), entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the
        "Purchase Agreement"), with College Bookstores of America, Inc., an
        Illinois corporation ("CBA") and each of the Sellers (as defined in the
        Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which Nebraska Book will acquire all of
        CBA's outstanding stock for approximately $21.3 million in cash (the
        "Purchase Price"). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, a portion
        of the Purchase Price will be placed into two different escrows with
        varying terms to serve as security for indemnification and certain other
        claims that may arise.

        The transaction is expected to close on May 1, 2006. The parties to the
        Purchase Agreement have made customary representations, warranties and
        covenants therein and the consummation of the transaction is subject to
        various conditions.

        The foregoing description of the transaction does not purport to be
        complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete
        text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and
        is incorporated herein by reference.

        CBA began providing outsource management services to small to
        medium-sized colleges and universities nationwide in 1984. Today, CBA
        manages 104 campus bookstores and maintains one of the longest tenured
        management teams in the industry. The operations of CBA that Nebraska
        Book will acquire had revenues in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 of
        over $80 million.

        Nebraska Book will seek additional Term Loan borrowings of $24 million,
        an increase in its Revolving Credit Facility of $15 million, and
        amendments to certain restrictions and financial covenants under its
        current Senior Credit Facility to allow for the acquisition. The
        additional Term Loan borrowings, along with an estimated $4 million of
        Nebraska Book's available cash, would finance the purchase of the stock,
        pay off CBA's bank indebtedness, and pay for transaction costs and other
        liabilities associated with the acquisition. The increase in the
        Revolving Credit Facility would provide the funding necessary to meet
        the working capital requirements of the acquired bookstores.

                  SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

        ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

        (c)  Exhibits.

           2.1 Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2006, by and among
           Nebraska Book, CBA and the Sellers referenced therein.

           99.1 Joint Press Release, dated April 3, 2006, of Nebraska Book and
           CBA.

        SAFE HARBOR REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

        This Form 8-K (including the Exhibits hereto) contains forward-looking
        statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
        Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
        forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future
        performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this Form 8-K
        (including the Exhibits hereto) which are not strictly historical
        statements, including, without limitation, statements concerning the
        proposed acquisition, statements concerning the terms and timing of the
        acquisition, statements concerning expected additional Term Loan
        borrowings and increases in Nebraska Book's Revolving Credit Facility,
        and statements concerning proposed amendments to certain restrictions
        and financial covenants in Nebraska Book's Senior Credit Facility,
        constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements
        are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause

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actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the
        forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include, without
        limitation, the possibility that the proposed acquisition will not
        close; that the closing may be delayed or that the companies may be
        required to modify aspects of the acquisition to close the acquisition;
        that all of the closing conditions to the acquisition will not be
        satisfied; and that Nebraska Book will not be able to obtain additional
        Term Loan borrowings or an increase in its Revolving Credit Facility or
        amendments to certain restrictions and financial covenants in its Senior
        Credit Facility to allow for the acquisition. More information about
        potential factors that could affect Nebraska Book's business and
        financial results are included in Nebraska Book's Annual Report on Form
        10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 and Quarterly Report on
        Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, which are on
        file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the
        Security and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.
        Nebraska Book assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
        information contained in this Form 8-K.

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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.

                                  NEBRASKA BOOK COMPANY, INC.

    Date:  April 6, 2006          /S/  ALAN G. SIEMEK
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Alan G. Siemek
                                  Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
                                  of Finance and Administration, Treasurer and
                                  Assistant Secretary

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