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): July 23, 2002



                           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)



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     ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     HWH  Capital  Partners,   L.P.  and  certain  other   stockholders  of  NBC
     Acquisition  Corp.  (the sole  shareholder of Nebraska Book Company,  Inc.)
     have executed an agreement to sell an aggregate of approximately 33% of the
     issued and  outstanding  shares of NBC  Acquisition  Corp. to certain funds
     affiliated  with  Weston  Presidio  Capital.  The  waiting  period  for the
     transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976,
     as amended,  was terminated  early as of July 23, 2002, and the transaction
     is expected to close in early August 2002.


     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 on July 24, 2002.


                                             NEBRASKA BOOK COMPANY, INC.



                                             /s/ Mark W. Oppegard
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Mark W. Oppegard
                                             President, Chief Executive Officer
                                             and Director



                                             /s/ Alan G. Siemek
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Alan G. Siemek
                                             Senior Vice President-Finance
                                             and Administration, Chief Financial
                                             Officer, 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): July 23, 2002

                           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)
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     HWH  Capital  Partners,   L.P.  and  certain  other   stockholders  of  NBC
     Acquisition  Corp.  (the sole  shareholder of Nebraska Book Company,  Inc.)
     have executed an agreement to sell an aggregate of approximately 33% of the
     issued and  outstanding  shares of NBC  Acquisition  Corp. to certain funds
     affiliated  with  Weston  Presidio  Capital.  The  waiting  period  for the
     transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976,
     as amended,  was terminated  early as of July 23, 2002, and the transaction
     is expected to close in early August 2002.

     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 on July 24, 2002.

                                             NEBRASKA BOOK COMPANY, INC.

                                             /s/ Mark W. Oppegard
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Mark W. Oppegard
                                             President, Chief Executive Officer
                                             and Director

                                             /s/ Alan G. Siemek
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Alan G. Siemek
                                             Senior Vice President-Finance
                                             and Administration, Chief Financial
                                             Officer, Treasurer and Assistant
                                             Secretary