Acquired Intangible Assets and Goodwill, Continued (Details) (USD $)			6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2013 Trademark and masthead [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Printing [Member] Trademark and masthead [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Office Products and Furniture [Member] Trademark and masthead [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Newspaper [Member] Trademark and masthead [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Trademark and masthead before accumulated impairment losses, beginning of period			$ 18,515,316	$ 0	$ 0	$ 18,515,316
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning of period			(16,424,294)	0	0	(16,424,294)
Trademark and masthead, beginning of period	2,091,022	2,091,022	2,091,022	0	0	2,091,022
Trademark and masthead acquired			0	0	0	0
Impairment losses			0	0	0	0
Trademark and masthead before accumulated impairment losses, end of period			18,515,316	0	0	18,515,316
Accumulated impairment losses, end of period			(16,424,294)	0	0	(16,424,294)
Trademark and masthead, end of period	$ 2,091,022	$ 2,091,022	$ 2,091,022	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,091,022