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Product Development Assets
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2018
Product Development Assets [Abstract]  
Product Development Assets
Note 8 – Product Development Assets

Product development assets consisted of the following at April 30:

  
2018
  
2017
 
Book Composition Costs
 
$
24,887
  
$
28,884
 
Other Product Development Costs
  
53,927
   
51,501
 
Total
 
$
78,814
  
$
80,385
 
 
Book composition costs are net of accumulated amortization of $188.7 million and $172.6 million as of April 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Other Product Development Costs are net of accumulated amortization of $49.4 million and $33.5 million as of April 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.