If you don't mind the material being saved as a .htm document then this could be used -
In the <head> tag put
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
var now = false;
function saveIt(){
if (document.execCommand){
if (now){document.execCommand("SaveAs");}
}
}
</script>
In the <body> tag put
<body onLoad="now=true">
The link on the page to be saved put
<a href="javascript:;" onClick="saveIt();">
<p>Save This Page</a></p>
I saw this a few days ago from another post on this site by boxer_1! Credit where its due.
I would ask, what are the document types you want to allow users to download? .doc .xls .pdf .jpg .gif?
This would have some bearing on other possible download methods/solutions.
EG - Save doscuments as .pdf Yep, you need the software but I'd say a majority of users have the plugin so viewing is straight fwd.
You could post instructions for the saving of the documents and hey presto. Done.