How do you import your music library to a new computer?

I have an iPod Nano (2nd gen).  I have a mixture of purchased songs from iTunes, but also many personal tunes from my CD's.  I have just bought a new computer.  I was shocked to learn there is no easy way to move my existing library and playlists.  How do I import my entire music library to the new computer.  I have a large capacity flash drive.

If you network your two computers together, you can transfer the song files directly, without having to use a flash drive in between. You may also want to consider getting a backup drive. You can get lots of space for not so much money these days, and with an automatic backup system, it can really save your bacon if your computer goes down, which is an additional benefit to just transferring files from one computer to another.

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