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Note 2 - INVENTORIES
3 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 2 – INVENTORIES


Inventories consist of the following:


   

2019

 
   

May 31,

   

February 28,

 

Current:

               

Book inventory

  $ 33,646,400     $ 33,494,200  

Inventory valuation allowance

    (138,500 )     (48,600 )

Inventories net - current

  $ 33,507,900     $ 33,445,600  
                 

Noncurrent:

               

Book inventory

  $ 892,000     $ 904,400  

Inventory valuation allowance

    (336,000 )     (329,400 )

Inventories net - noncurrent

  $ 556,000     $ 575,000  

Book inventory quantities in excess of what we expect will be sold within the normal operating cycle, based on 2.5 years of anticipated sales, are included in non-current inventory.


Significant portions of our inventory purchases are concentrated with an England-based publishing company, Usborne Publishing, Ltd. (“Usborne”). Purchases from this company were approximately $5.9 million and $7.6 million for the three months ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Total inventory purchases from all suppliers were $9.2 million and $11.0 million for the three months ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.