INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS: (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Apr. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 87,337	[1]	$ 83,001	[1],[2]	$ 85,360	[1]
Net income (loss)		(2,939)		(2,838)	[2]	(1,143)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(901)		(1,759)		(896)
Interest expense (income), net		1,794		1,511		1,403
Depreciation and amortization		3,730		3,762		4,979
Impairment of assets	169	955		1,511		570
EBITDA		2,639	[3]	2,187	[3]	4,913	[3]
Total assets		184,948		195,856		203,039
Total liabilities		105,647		123,315		128,394
Capital expenditures		1,411		1,049		1,073
Subscription Fulfillment Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues		58,536	[1]	57,472	[1],[2]	62,230	[1]
Net income (loss)		982		82	[2]	1,222
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		971		176		767
Interest expense (income), net		730		2,118		888
Depreciation and amortization		3,080		2,941		3,964
Impairment of assets		0		0		0
EBITDA		5,763	[3]	5,317	[3]	6,841	[3]
Total assets		49,492		55,949		56,392
Total liabilities		35,682		40,157		43,185
Capital expenditures		1,217		702		735
Newsstand Distribution Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues		6,906	[1],[4]	8,867	[1],[2],[4]	9,127	[1],[4]
Net income (loss)		(2,345)	[4]	(809)	[2],[4]	(1,156)	[4]
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(1,390)	[4]	(620)	[4]	(305)	[4]
Interest expense (income), net		73	[4]	(1,434)	[4]	7	[4]
Depreciation and amortization		209	[4]	373	[4]	529	[4]
Impairment of assets		269	[4]	0	[4]	0	[4]
EBITDA		(3,184)	[3],[4]	(2,490)	[3],[4]	(925)	[3],[4]
Total assets		37,275	[4]	44,850	[4]	46,519	[4]
Total liabilities		62,494	[4]	72,184	[4]	71,904	[4]
Capital expenditures		18	[4]	287	[4]	301	[4]
Product Services and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues		18,177	[1]	15,766	[1],[2]	12,090	[1]
Net income (loss)		781		711	[2]	156
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		448		422		20
Interest expense (income), net		1		107		0
Depreciation and amortization		216		222		258
Impairment of assets		0		0		0
EBITDA		1,446	[3]	1,462	[3]	434	[3]
Total assets		5,516		4,237		4,769
Total liabilities		1,735		1,337		1,723
Capital expenditures		134		60		37
Real Estate Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues		4,000	[1]	1,167	[1],[2]	2,171	[1]
Net income (loss)		(4,118)		(4,270)	[2]	(2,405)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(1,823)		(2,475)		(1,864)
Interest expense (income), net		2,740		2,224		1,687
Depreciation and amortization		80		81		81
Impairment of assets		686		1,511		570
EBITDA		(2,435)	[3]	(2,929)	[3]	(1,931)	[3]
Total assets		87,228		88,082		86,966
Total liabilities		43,521		40,816		35,825
Capital expenditures		42		0		0
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues		(282)	[1]	(271)	[1],[2]	(258)	[1]
Net income (loss)		1,761		1,448	[2]	1,040
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		893		738		486
Interest expense (income), net		(1,750)		(1,504)		(1,179)
Depreciation and amortization		145		145		147
Impairment of assets		0		0		0
EBITDA		1,049	[3]	827	[3]	494	[3]
Total assets		5,437		2,738		8,393
Total liabilities		(37,785)		(31,179)		(24,243)
Capital expenditures		$ 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] The Subscription Fulfillment Services business includes $1,759,000 of revenues and a $208,000 net loss from the operations of FulCircle for the four month period ended April 30, 2013.

[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] Pursuant to a settlement agreement with a significant customer entered into in June 2014, Newsstand Distribution Services, which is operated through Kable Distribution, significantly reduced its negative working capital. On a pro forma basis, if the settlement agreement had been in effect as of April 30, 2014, Kable Distribution estimates that its negative working capital would have been reduced by $12,077,000. For further details regarding the settlement agreement, see Note 20.