Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014 Division	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale [Abstract]
Number of division discontinued	2
Interest expense allocated to discontinued operation		$ 200,000
Disposal group including discontinued operation income statement [Abstract]
Net Sales		4,835,036
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations		27,501
Income tax benefit (expense)		(23,523)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations		0
Income tax (expense) on sale		0
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	0	3,978
Assets [Abstract]
Other Assets	0		0
Assets, discontinued operations [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable	92,370		124,231
Inventories	0		0
Other current assets	0		0
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Other Assets	0		0
Total current assets	92,370		124,231
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Total noncurrent assets	0		0
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	92,370		124,231
Liabilities, discontinued operations [Abstract]
Accounts payable	0		0
Deferred revenue	0		0
Accrued payroll and commissions	0		0
Taxes accrued and withheld	0		315
Accrued expenses	0		0
Debt	0		0
Total current liabilities	0		315
Total noncurrent liabilities	92,370		123,916
Total liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations	92,370		124,231
Assets, total [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable	92,370		124,231
Inventories	0		0
Other current assets	0		0
Property and equipment, net	369,073		369,073
Total current assets	461,443		493,304
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Total noncurrent assets	0		0
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	461,443		493,304
Liabilities, total [Abstract]
Accounts payable	0		0
Deferred revenue	0		0
Accrued payroll and commissions	0		0
Taxes accrued and withheld	0		315
Accrued expenses	0		0
Debt	0		0
Total current liabilities	0		315
Total noncurrent liabilities	461,443		492,989
Total liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations	461,443		493,304
Printing [Member]
Disposal group including discontinued operation income statement [Abstract]
Net Sales		1,282,794
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations		(351,217)
Income tax benefit (expense)		118,761
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations		0
Income tax (expense) on sale		0
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		(232,456)
Herald-Dispatch [Member]
Disposal group including discontinued operation income statement [Abstract]
Net Sales		3,552,242
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations		378,718
Income tax benefit (expense)		(142,284)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations		0
Income tax (expense) on sale		0
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		236,434
Division Held for Sale [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	0		0
Inventory	0		0
Other current assets	0		0
Property and equipment, net	369,073		369,073
Other Assets	0		0
Total current assets	369,073		369,073
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Total noncurrent assets	0		0
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	369,073		369,073
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable	0		0
Deferred revenue	0		0
Accrued payroll and commissions	0		0
Taxes accrued and withheld	0		0
Accrued expenses	0		0
Debt	0		0
Total current liabilities	0		0
Total noncurrent liabilities	369,073		369,073
Total liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations	369,073		369,073
Donihe [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale of real estate	175,000
Donihe and Merten [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale of property and equipment	1,050,000
Blue Ridge [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary assets	942,000
Reduced net liquidity adjustments on net commission	22,000
Champion Publishing [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary assets	$ 9,700,000