can I convert a url (web page) into a pdf?
 

This site advertised to download a pdf but when I went to download it, it just opened in my browser. I Googled around and found a couple of url-->pdf converter sites but none of them worked. Is it possible and if so, can you point me to a site that works. (preferably free) Thanks.

Open your html file in LibreOffice Writer. Then, under File in the menu, choose export to PDF

If you're using Firefox, can't you just print it to file? That's always worked for me.

driver, thanks but I don't have an html file. All I have is a url. Specifically this one:

http://authormarketingclub.com/membe...1368724670.pdf

I guess that begs the question: how to turn the url into an html.

Or like I like this book site. It says 'download complete book.' But when you click it just takes you to the entire book displayed in a browser.

eg. http://www.classicreader.com/fulltext/74/

I would just like to get a .pdf (or .epub) actual file to read when and where I want.

Thanks.

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Thanks ndc. I can get to Firefox but I'm not sure what you mean by "print it to file."

For your first example url, no conversion is necessary - it is already a pdf.

Simply right click on the url, select "Save link as..." and you have the pdf file.

For other web pages, you cannot directly convert them to pdf or ebook formats without first saving them locally, open in libreoffice as described above and export to pdf.

But I suspect you are really more looking for ways to save offered pdfs locally instead of opening them - right-click and save...

EDIT ***

If you want to save the second url for offline reading, try this:

Then use your browser's File >> open dialog to find the index page down the ~/mybook/... path and read it as HTML at your leisure!

In a nutshell there is a browser plugin that automatically opens the PDF when you select the link. There should be a navigation bar depending on version that could be visible or invisible. Move the mouse bar to the bottom middle of the page and it should appear.
You should see icons to save, print, search etc.

Simply right click on the url, select "Save link as..." and you have the pdf file.

Amazing. Thanks.

I found a way to get the books. "Ctrl A" on one of their pages in the browser. Right click. Copy. Paste it in Libre Office and then export it to PDF.

Which leads to a new question. Is it better to just click on the export pdf icon in the tool bar or go through left clicking on file and then 'export as pdf.' And which things to choose once there?

Thanks. Seems astro's way is a little easier though.

Glad that worked!

The new question - I better defer to someone else as I am not a frequent LibreOffice user. That said, my guess would be that there is no difference between the icon and the file >> export options.

True, just thought I would provide some additional info.

Exactly what I said. From the menu bar, File > Print ... and then you should see a "Print to File" item in the list of printers.

Thanks guys. I'm in good shape now. Appreciate all your help.