Library on more than 1 computer

i got a new laptop and i want to put my itunes library onto it, but i can't get it off my ipod. it's already in manual mode, i just can't get the songs onto the new library....
dell?

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
You could also use something like YamiPod to move music from directly from the iPod to the new computer, so you don't need to go back onto your old computer.
http://www.yamipod.com
http://www.softpedia.com/get/IPOD-TOOLS/Multimedia-IPOD-tools/YamiPod-for-Window s.shtml
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