How do I back up my iTunes purchases to a cd?

Hello:
I am unable to find out on the apple website any information about how to back up iTune purchases to a cd. Could you please explain to me how it is done.
Thank you.
Dorothy King
Calgary, AB Canada

While that method given in the support doc for backp to a drive will work, it isn't very efficent to use on a routine basis.
Fast backup for iTunes library (Windows)
Grab SyncToy 2.1, a free tool from MS. This can be used to copy your entire iTunes library (& other important data folders) onto another hard drive or network share. You can then use SyncToy periodically to synchronise or echo your library to the backup. A preview will show which files need to be updated giving you a chance to spot unexpected changes and during the run only the new or updated files will be copied saving lots of time.
If your media is all organised below the main iTunes folder then you should also be able to open the backup library on any system running the same version of iTunes, regardless of the drive letter or path it appears on.
Step-by-step SyncToy install guide.
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