Information About the Company's Operations in Different Industry Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013		Jan. 31, 2012		Jan. 31, 2013		Jan. 31, 2012
Revenues	$ 21,752	[1]	$ 21,424	[1]	$ 62,665	[1]	$ 66,268	[1]
Net income (loss)	3		(316)		(329)		488
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(226)		(668)		(305)		(33)
Interest expense (income), net (b)	397	[2]	338	[2]	1,038	[2]	1,055	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	925		1,275		2,793		3,978
Impairment of assets					169		0
EBITDA (c)	1,099	[3]	629	[3]	3,366	[3]	5,488	[3]
Capital expenditures	453		64		745		761
Subscription Fulfillment Services [Member]
Revenues	15,011	[1],[4]	15,589	[1],[4]	43,069	[1],[4]	48,775	[1],[4]
Net income (loss)	109	[4]	(137)	[4]	155	[4]	911	[4]
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	67	[4]	(20)	[4]	95	[4]	614	[4]
Interest expense (income), net (b)	534	[2],[4]	548	[2],[4]	1,595	[2],[4]	1,680	[2],[4]
Depreciation and amortization	727	[4]	1,027	[4]	2,174	[4]	3,216	[4]
Impairment of assets					0	[4]
EBITDA (c)	1,437	[3],[4]	1,418	[3],[4]	4,019	[3],[4]	6,421	[3],[4]
Capital expenditures	377	[4]	40	[4]	468	[4]	656	[4]
Newsstand Distribution Services [Member]
Revenues	2,169	[1]	2,213	[1]	6,795	[1]	7,112	[1]
Net income (loss)	184		19		447		203
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(103)		(56)		122		169
Interest expense (income), net (b)	(357)	[2]	(379)	[2]	(1,075)	[2]	(1,107)	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	89		128		283		399
Impairment of assets					0
EBITDA (c)	(187)	[3]	(288)	[3]	(223)	[3]	(336)	[3]
Capital expenditures	43		0		244		68
Product Services and Other [Member]
Revenues	4,045	[1]	3,617	[1]	12,215	[1]	8,928	[1]
Net income (loss)	179		55		651		33
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	106		21		383		8
Interest expense (income), net (b)	26	[2]	37	[2]	83	[2]	103	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	52		63		166		191
Impairment of assets					0
EBITDA (c)	363	[3]	176	[3]	1,283	[3]	335	[3]
Capital expenditures	33		24		33		37	[4]
Real Estate Operations [Member]
Revenues	595	[1]	70	[1]	788	[1]	1,648	[1]
Net income (loss)	(842)		(521)		(2,594)		(1,411)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(498)		(750)		(1,444)		(1,211)
Interest expense (income), net (b)	574	[2]	436	[2]	1,558	[2]	1,244	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	21		20		61		61
Impairment of assets					169
EBITDA (c)	(745)	[3]	(815)	[3]	(2,250)	[3]	(1,317)	[3]
Capital expenditures	0		0		0		0
Corporate and Other [Member]
Revenues	(68)	[1]	(65)	[1]	(202)	[1]	(195)	[1]
Net income (loss)	373		268		1,012		752
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	202		137		539		387
Interest expense (income), net (b)	(380)	[2]	(304)	[2]	(1,123)	[2]	(865)	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	36		37		109		111
Impairment of assets					0
EBITDA (c)	231	[3]	138	[3]	537	[3]	385	[3]
Capital expenditures	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

[1] Revenue information provided for each segment includes amounts grouped as Interest and other in the accompanying statements of operations. Corporate revenue is net of an intercompany revenue elimination.

[2] Interest expense (income), net for Newsstand Distribution Services and Corporate and Other principally includes inter-segment interest income that is eliminated in consolidation.

[3] The Company uses EBITDA (which the Company defines as income before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash impairment charges) in addition to net income (loss) as a key measure of profit or loss for segment performance and evaluation purposes.

[4] The Subscription Fulfillment Services segment includes $611,000 of revenues and a $39,000 net loss from FulCircle business operations for the one month period ended January 31, 2013.