diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py
index 6d5f6efe5c..9ab6504e37 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py
@@ -5,9 +5,57 @@ __license__   = 'GPL v3'
 __copyright__ = '2010, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
+from functools import partial
+from threading import Thread
+
 from PyQt4.Qt import QMenu, QToolButton
 
 from calibre.gui2.actions import InterfaceAction
+from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, Dispatcher
+from calibre.gui2.dialogs.progress import ProgressDialog
+
+class Worker(Thread):
+
+    def __init__(self, ids, db, loc, progress, done):
+        Thread.__init__(self)
+        self.ids = ids
+        self.db = db
+        self.loc = loc
+        self.error = None
+        self.progress = progress
+        self.done = done
+
+    def run(self):
+        try:
+            self.doit()
+        except Exception, err:
+            import traceback
+            try:
+                err = unicode(err)
+            except:
+                err = repr(err)
+            self.error = (err, traceback.format_exc())
+
+        self.done()
+
+    def doit(self):
+        from calibre.library.database2 import LibraryDatabase2
+        newdb = LibraryDatabase2(self.loc)
+        for i, x in enumerate(self.ids):
+            mi = self.db.get_metadata(x, index_is_id=True, get_cover=True)
+            self.progress(i, mi.title)
+            fmts = self.db.formats(x, index_is_id=True)
+            if not fmts: fmts = []
+            else: fmts = fmts.split(',')
+            paths = [self.db.format_abspath(x, fmt, index_is_id=True) for fmt in
+                    fmts]
+            newdb.import_book(mi, paths, notify=False, import_hooks=False)
+            co = self.db.conversion_options(x, 'PIPE')
+            if co is not None:
+                newdb.set_conversion_options(x, 'PIPE', co)
+
+
+
 
 class CopyToLibraryAction(InterfaceAction):
 
@@ -18,5 +66,63 @@ class CopyToLibraryAction(InterfaceAction):
 
     def genesis(self):
         self.menu = QMenu(self.gui)
+        self.qaction.setMenu(self.menu)
+
+    @property
+    def stats(self):
+        return self.gui.iactions['Choose Library'].stats
+
+    def library_changed(self, db):
+        self.build_menus()
+
+    def initialization_complete(self):
+        self.library_changed(self.gui.library_view.model().db)
+
+    def location_selected(self, loc):
+        enabled = loc == 'library'
+        self.qaction.setEnabled(enabled)
+
+    def build_menus(self):
+        self.menu.clear()
+        db = self.gui.library_view.model().db
+        locations = list(self.stats.locations(db))
+        for name, loc in locations:
+            self.menu.addAction(name, partial(self.copy_to_library,
+                loc))
+        self.qaction.setVisible(bool(locations))
+
+    def copy_to_library(self, loc):
+        rows = self.gui.library_view.selectionModel().selectedRows()
+        if not rows or len(rows) == 0:
+            return error_dialog(self.gui, _('Cannot copy'),
+                    _('No books selected'), show=True)
+        ids = list(map(self.gui.library_view.model().id, rows))
+        db = self.gui.library_view.model().db
+        if not db.exists_at(loc):
+            return error_dialog(self.gui, _('No library'),
+                    _('No library found at %s')%loc, show=True)
+
+
+        self.pd = ProgressDialog(_('Copying'), min=0, max=len(ids)-1,
+                parent=self.gui, cancelable=False)
+
+        def progress(idx, title):
+            self.pd.set_msg(_('Copying') + ' ' + title)
+            self.pd.set_value(idx)
+
+        self.worker = Worker(ids, db, loc, Dispatcher(progress), Dispatcher(self.pd.accept))
+        self.worker.start()
+
+        self.pd.exec_()
+
+        if self.worker.error is not None:
+            e, tb = self.worker.error
+            error_dialog(self.gui, _('Failed'), _('Could not copy books: ') + e,
+                    det_msg=tb, show=True)
+        else:
+            self.gui.status_bar.show_message(_('Copied %d books to %s') %
+                    (len(ids), loc), 2000)
+
+
 
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
index 73de77b13b..5d34159076 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ def partial(*args, **kwargs):
     return ans
 
 LIBRARY_CONTEXT_MENU = (
-        'Edit Metadata', 'Send To Device', 'Save To Disk', 'Connect Share', None,
-        'Convert Books', 'View', 'Open Folder', 'Show Book Details', None,
-        'Remove Books',
+        'Edit Metadata', 'Send To Device', 'Save To Disk',
+        'Connect Share', 'Copy To Library', None,
+        'Convert Books', 'View', 'Open Folder', 'Show Book Details',
+        'Similar Books', None, 'Remove Books',
         )
 
 DEVICE_CONTEXT_MENU = ('View', 'Save To Disk', None, 'Remove Books', None,
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/database2.py b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
index 4e8611c0ef..ef74188bdf 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/database2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
             return (paths, formats, metadata), len(ids)
         return None, len(ids)
 
-    def import_book(self, mi, formats, notify=True):
+    def import_book(self, mi, formats, notify=True, import_hooks=True):
         series_index = 1.0 if mi.series_index is None else mi.series_index
         if not mi.title:
             mi.title = _('Unknown')
@@ -1779,7 +1779,11 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
             ext = os.path.splitext(path)[1][1:].lower()
             if ext == 'opf':
                 continue
-            self.add_format_with_hooks(id, ext, path, index_is_id=True)
+            if import_hooks:
+                self.add_format_with_hooks(id, ext, path, index_is_id=True)
+            else:
+                with open(path, 'rb') as f:
+                    self.add_format(id, ext, f, index_is_id=True)
         self.conn.commit()
         self.data.refresh_ids(self, [id]) # Needed to update format list and size
         if notify: