[edwin.arneson]

Originally Posted by gps

ok this is assigned under Bug 23027 – Allow copying of contacts to multiple Address Books since version
4.5.9_Frank from dec 2007. can we hope to get a solution in version 6 ???

greatings
gps

Probably not. I don't see 23027 on the 6.0 project page.

A slightly ugly workaround is to use the Export/Import tab in the preferences and edit the CSV file in between.