Industry Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013 Segment	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Industry Segment Information [Abstract]
Number of operating segments	2
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	$ 493,304	$ 14,894,820
Segment reporting information, revenue for reportable segment [Abstract]
Revenues from continuing operations	79,793,685	97,539,962	98,410,800
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(7,470,510)	(10,389,931)	(11,801,929)
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations	72,323,175	87,150,031	86,608,871
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations	(1,274,404)	304,640	2,109,412
Depreciation & amortization	2,169,014	2,562,702	2,835,617
Capital expenditures	544,643	697,196	1,273,610
Identifiable assets	27,037,318	33,071,771	37,905,143
Goodwill	1,230,485	3,457,322	3,457,322
Interest expense - related party	(82,378)	(57,733)	(65,316)
Interest expense	(4,202,774)	(3,111,845)	(2,943,572)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt from a related party	0	0	1,337,846
Gain loss on debt forgiveness	11,118,069	0	0
Other income (loss)	(32,207)	(13,118)	50,410
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	5,526,306	(2,878,056)	488,780
Identifiable assets [Abstract]
Total segment identifiable assets	27,037,318	33,071,771	37,905,143
Elimination of intersegment assets	493,304	14,894,820	44,119,139
Total assets	27,530,622	47,966,591	82,024,282
Printing [Member]
Segment reporting information, revenue for reportable segment [Abstract]
Revenues from continuing operations	45,460,503	56,933,015	57,312,694
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(2,791,035)	(4,758,471)	(5,249,556)
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations	42,669,468	52,174,544	52,063,138
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations	(2,228,855)	(1,610,691)	(288,291)
Depreciation & amortization	2,049,191	2,449,031	2,700,193
Capital expenditures	541,855	646,727	1,196,274
Identifiable assets	18,850,573	25,993,794	27,725,139
Goodwill	0	2,226,837	2,226,837
Identifiable assets [Abstract]
Total segment identifiable assets	18,850,573	25,993,794	27,725,139
Office Products and Furniture [Member]
Segment reporting information, revenue for reportable segment [Abstract]
Revenues from continuing operations	34,333,182	40,606,947	41,098,106
Elimination of intersegment revenue	(4,679,475)	(5,631,460)	(6,552,373)
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations	29,653,707	34,975,487	34,545,733
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations	954,451	1,915,331	2,397,703
Depreciation & amortization	119,823	113,671	135,426
Capital expenditures	2,788	50,469	77,336
Identifiable assets	8,186,745	7,077,977	10,180,004
Goodwill	1,230,485	1,230,485	1,230,485
Identifiable assets [Abstract]
Total segment identifiable assets	$ 8,186,745	$ 7,077,977	$ 10,180,004