Audio files on my iPod not in iTunes by my choice

In order to save space on my macbook I would like to load my iPod touch with all of my audio files and then remove them from my iTunes/computer.
This is mainly for getting my audiobooks and video onto my iPod but it's quite a lot and I don't have a need for them on my computer after I load them.
Is this a good idea, is it possible? Will this interfere with getting updates and charging when attaching iPod to my computer?
I don't yet have the iPod Touch. I want it for Xmas but would like to know if this is a possibility before I decide on which model to get.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
~Jenn~

You can do this if you manually sync music to your Touch, but in my opinion it would not be a good idea. Are you really that short on space on your MacBook? If so look into getting an external drive.
If you don't care about losing these books and videos by all means put them on the Touch and delete them, just realize if you have to Restore the Touch you will lose all of them.

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