Industry Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011
Industry Segment Information [Abstract]
Number of operating segments			3
Total daily circulation of newspaper	24,000		24,000
Total Sunday circulation of newspaper	29,000		29,000
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	$ 3,170,216	$ 7,775,321	$ 3,170,216	$ 7,775,321
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
Revenues	28,981,197	28,228,491	87,819,506	84,997,162
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(2,640,720)	(2,631,580)	(7,659,844)	(8,393,688)
Consolidated revenue	26,340,477	25,596,911	80,159,662	76,603,474
Operating (loss) income	(294,563)	887,792	(7,991,632)	3,316,166
Interest expense - related party	(16,611)	(16,295)	(39,000)	(65,316)
Interest expense	(1,101,571)	(906,430)	(2,720,264)	(2,640,639)
Extinguishment Of Related Party Debt Gain Loss Net Of Tax	0	1,337,846	0	1,337,846
Other (expense) income	(10,935)	15,104	21,188	36,306
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,423,680)	1,318,017	(10,729,708)	1,984,363
Depreciation & amortization	942,925	1,001,510	2,823,599	2,959,055
Capital expenditures	133,785	265,089	539,604	865,020
Identifiable assets	47,614,337	70,717,250	47,614,337	70,717,250		70,717,250
Goodwill	3,457,322	15,332,283	3,457,322	15,332,283	12,968,255
Identifiable assets:
Total segment identifiable assets	47,614,337	70,717,250	47,614,337	70,717,250		70,717,250
Assets not allocated to a segment	3,603,062	17,444,350	3,603,062	17,444,350		17,444,350
Total assets	51,217,399	88,161,600	51,217,399	88,161,600	82,024,282	88,161,600
Printing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
Revenues	14,546,393	14,322,788	45,823,145	44,190,431
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(1,307,914)	(1,086,743)	(3,350,235)	(3,584,850)
Consolidated revenue	13,238,479	13,236,045	42,472,910	40,605,581
Operating (loss) income	(1,026,931)	(136,692)	(1,611,758)	248,285
Depreciation & amortization	618,191	680,038	1,870,455	2,001,807
Capital expenditures	116,586	243,587	437,590	758,870
Identifiable assets	27,519,335	31,174,473	27,519,335	31,174,473
Goodwill	2,226,837	2,226,837	2,226,837	2,226,837	2,226,837
Identifiable assets:
Total segment identifiable assets	27,519,335	31,174,473	27,519,335	31,174,473
Office Products and Furniture [Member]
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
Revenues	11,147,025	10,436,689	31,441,048	30,000,857
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(1,332,806)	(1,544,837)	(4,309,609)	(4,808,838)
Consolidated revenue	9,814,219	8,891,852	27,131,439	25,192,019
Operating (loss) income	325,980	576,903	1,656,815	1,395,842
Depreciation & amortization	35,079	33,851	89,743	101,558
Capital expenditures	9,201	12,732	43,022	68,189
Identifiable assets	7,617,268	7,971,050	7,617,268	7,971,050
Goodwill	1,230,485	1,230,485	1,230,485	1,230,485	1,230,485
Identifiable assets:
Total segment identifiable assets	7,617,268	7,971,050	7,617,268	7,971,050
Newspaper [Member]
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
Revenues	3,287,779	3,469,014	10,555,313	10,805,874
Elimination of intersegment revenue	0	0	0	0
Consolidated revenue	3,287,779	3,469,014	10,555,313	10,805,874
Operating (loss) income	406,388	447,581	(8,036,689)	1,672,039
Depreciation & amortization	289,655	287,621	863,401	855,690
Capital expenditures	7,998	8,770	58,992	37,961
Identifiable assets	12,477,734	31,571,727	12,477,734	31,571,727
Goodwill	0	11,874,961	0	11,874,961	9,510,933
Identifiable assets:
Total segment identifiable assets	$ 12,477,734	$ 31,571,727	$ 12,477,734	$ 31,571,727