Industry Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012
Industry Segment Information [Abstract]
Number of operating segments	3
Total daily circulation of newspaper	22,000
Total Sunday circulation of newspaper	28,000
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	$ 883,512	$ 6,095,653
Additional selling general and administrative cost	100,000
Segment reporting information, revenue for reportable segment [Abstract]
Revenues from continuing operations	24,737,569	29,315,039
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(2,127,269)	(2,789,388)
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations	22,610,300	26,525,651
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations	(1,699,939)	644,746
Interest expense - related party	(20,764)	(6,139)
Depreciation & amortization	794,526	945,706
Interest expense	(1,539,542)	(792,396)
Other income (loss)	9,623	4,131
(Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(3,250,622)	(149,658)
Capital expenditures	73,600	217,292
Identifiable assets	42,932,330	62,128,345
Goodwill	1,230,485	12,968,255	3,457,322
Identifiable assets [Abstract]
Total segment identifiable assets	42,932,330	62,128,345
Assets not allocated to a segment	883,512	17,923,160
Total assets	43,815,842	80,051,505	47,966,591
Printing [Member]
Segment reporting information, revenue for reportable segment [Abstract]
Revenues from continuing operations	12,737,070	15,650,046
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(888,031)	(1,188,041)
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations	11,849,039	14,462,005
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations	(2,445,258)	(610,710)
Depreciation & amortization	506,285	625,633
Capital expenditures	72,117	186,611
Identifiable assets	24,488,055	30,803,559
Goodwill	0	2,226,837	2,226,837
Identifiable assets [Abstract]
Total segment identifiable assets	24,488,055	30,803,559
Office Products and Furniture [Member]
Segment reporting information, revenue for reportable segment [Abstract]
Revenues from continuing operations	8,448,257	9,791,947
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(1,239,238)	(1,601,347)
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations	7,209,019	8,190,600
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations	210,920	552,566
Depreciation & amortization	33,851	33,851
Capital expenditures	1,483	18,048
Identifiable assets	6,383,019	6,900,578
Goodwill	1,230,485	1,230,485	1,230,485
Identifiable assets [Abstract]
Total segment identifiable assets	6,383,019	6,900,578
Newspaper [Member]
Segment reporting information, revenue for reportable segment [Abstract]
Revenues from continuing operations	3,552,242	3,873,046
Elimination of intersegment revenue	0	0
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations	3,552,242	3,873,046
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations	534,399	702,890
Depreciation & amortization	254,390	286,222
Capital expenditures	0	12,633
Identifiable assets	12,061,256	24,424,208
Goodwill	0	9,510,933	0
Identifiable assets [Abstract]
Total segment identifiable assets	$ 12,061,256	$ 24,424,208