With overall Thomson Reuters revenue flat for the third quarter ended September 30, the company's Tax & Accounting business reported relatively strong results with operating profits and revenue each up 8 percent for the most recently ended period, although operating margins remained unchanged at 16 percent. And executives said in yesterday's earnings conference call that the business is expected to get better.

CCH is launching into the eBook world by making its most popular publications available on a variety of computing devices. And customers will be able to order the products the same way with electronic publications costing the same as the print originals. Initially available for the iPod and iPad and for personal computers and Macs, the publications will be also be available for Amazon’s Kindle, according to Sue Nolan, CCH director of project management and marketing, who said CCH and Amazon are in negotiations.