I own 2 macs can I synchronise my iPad with both iTunes?

Hi everyone,
I have an iMac and an Macbook Pro. They have different content, the MBP has more books (pdfs for work mostly) and different music than the iMac which has a bit of everything from books to videos and music.
Both iTunes are logged to the same iCloud accounts and I'd like to sync without having to delete contents on the iDevices.
From my understanding, Apple does affiliate each iDevices to one iTunes at a time to prevent illegal file sharing.
Please tell me there's a way to do that...
Thanks!

No. You can only sync with one iTunes library at a time. Syncing with another requires wiping the media from the device.
There are ways to get around this, but doing so is asking for trouble. Sooner or later it will blow up in your face.

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