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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2025
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Schedule of Revenue from Contracts With Customers Disaggregated by Segment and Product Type | The following table presents our revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type
| Three Months Ended July 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024
Research: |  |  |
Research Publishing | $ | 231,827 |  |  | $ | 230,951 |
Research Solutions | 49,865 |  |  | 34,358 |
Total Research | 281,692 |  |  | 265,309 |
Learning: |  |  |
Academic | 55,472 |  |  | 59,964 |
Professional | 59,636 |  |  | 64,350 |
Total Learning | 115,108 |  |  | 124,314 |
Held for Sale or Sold | — |  |  | 14,186 |
Total Revenue | $ | 396,800 |  |  | $ | 403,809 |
Schedule of Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable | The following table provides information about accounts receivable, net and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.
| July 31, 2025 |  | April 30, 2025 |  | (Decrease)/ Increase
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 220,317 |  |  | $ | 228,410 |  |  | $ | (8,093) |
Contract liabilities (1) | 361,677 |  |  | 462,693 |  |  | (101,016) |
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) | $ | 18,451 |  |  | $ | 16,725 |  |  | $ | 1,726 |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $15.2 million and $15.1 million, as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, respectively.
Schedule of Amortization Expense Related to Assets Within Cost of Sales | We recorded amortization expense related to these assets within Cost of sales on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income (Loss) as follows:
| Three Months Ended July 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024
Amortization expense | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | 306 |
Schedule of Shipping and Handling Cost | Costs incurred for third party shipping and handling are primarily reflected in Operating and administrative expenses on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income (Loss) and were incurred as follows:
| Three Months Ended July 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024
Shipping and handling costs | $ | 5,580 |  |  | $ | 5,814 |

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