Can I add a new iPod shuffle to my iPod nano iTunes library.

I want to buy an iPod shuffle but I'm not sure if I can sync the songs from my iPod nano to the shuffle? Is it a simple procedure? Once I have purchased songs is it OK for me to have them on more then one device? Can I add more than one device to my iTunes library?
Thanks,
Donna

dgoodman wrote:
I want to buy an iPod shuffle but I'm not sure if I can sync the songs from my iPod nano to the shuffle?
You can sync songs from the iTunes library to your shuffle but NOT directly from the nano.
Is it a simple procedure?
Yes.
Once I have purchased songs is it OK for me to have them on more then one device?
Yes.
Can I add more than one device to my iTunes library?
Yes...

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