Encinitas: Our History and People

Ledge Media is a leading-edge multimedia
and publishing company, now headquartered
in Jackson, Wyoming. Its origins can be traced
back to 1973 where a small regional publishing
company based in San Antonio, Texas was
helping businesses and historical societies tell
their stories in the most compelling and
powerful ways possible. Working with a wide
variety of clients—from corporations to civic
organizations to individuals and families,
Ledge Media has emerged as a force in the
publishing industry.
In the mid-1990s, a new division was created,
the Historical Publishing Network, better known
as HPNbooks, and this division focused on
producing hardcover coffee table-style history
and photo-journal type cityscape books. The
first of these was Fire and Gold: The San
Francisco Story. In the ensuing years, HPN
Books has perfected the sponsored-book model
of publishing.
Conceived around the idea of an ultra-highquality
hardcover chronicle of a city or county’s
past, these exceptional books were also designed
to raise funds for a sponsoring organization. As of
2020, HPNbooks has published more than 200
titles, while raising hundreds of thousands of
dollars for its many partnering groups. Now a
woman-owned company, Ledge Media has further
developed their publishing network and
incorporated many new modern technologies
including augmented reality which embeds video
and other information into printed materials.
The unique mix of talents and expertise
brought to bear in a Ledge Media/HPN project
culminates in a remarkable creation—everything
from breathtaking, photo-rich, coffee table
books and other printed materials to stunning
websites and captivating video productions.
For more information, or to inquire about
producing your own publication, please visit
www.ledgemedia.net or www.HPNBooks.com.
LEDGE MEDIA
HPNBOOKS
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