In 2012, adult e-book sales increased by 33.2% to reach USD 1.25 billion, representing 25.8% of all sales in the adult trade segment compared to 20.4% in 2011. More than half of publishers’ content is “digital waste”, as 65% of e-book publishers have converted less than half of their legacy titles, or their backlist, into e-books. As a result, the outsourcing potential for e-book production in the trade segment is still high.

The Polish Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Shared Service Centre (SSC) industry was worth USD 3.4 billion in 2012 an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to ASPIRE, the (Polish) Association of IT & and Business Process Services Companies.

2013 looks to be a slow growth year for Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO). 45% of the buy-side enterprises surveyed in the “State of Outsourcing 2013 Study” said that they had no plans to outsource or were going to decrease the scope of their LPO projects in the next 12 months. Only 19% plan to venture into a new LPO partnership or increase the scope of their ongoing LPO relationship.

 
The offshore market for Outsourced Publishing Services (OPS) stood at an estimated USD 780 million in 2008. India had the lion’s share (85%) followed by Philippines (14%). While Indian offshore revenue from OPS will cross USD 1.2 billion by 2012, the portion of the global OPS pie relegated to the Philippines will also increase.

Australia is an emerging destination for Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) providers looking to expand their client base in new geographies. The Australian legal industry is estimated to be worth USD 21 billion and the majority of the business of this growing market for legal services comes from corporations in Australia.