Purchases made on ipod touch not syncing to mac library

I recently purchased 2 albums from the itunes store from my 2nd gen ipod touch. When I attached my ipod to my imac to sync them to my itunes library, they do not show up...they do show up in my ipod touch though. Other purchases in the past have added to my library with no problem..what"s up with my new ones?

Is the computer authorized for the Apple ID that the content was acquired with?
Is the device backing up to iTunes on the computer or iCloud? If backing up to iCloud purchases do not automatically transfer, the user must manually select Transfer Purchases.

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I loved my mini! Now that that is toast I moved on to what apple promised to be the very best. Well apple I have yet to see it do its best.
Please instruct your consumers a little better before releasing them into the apple orchard!

Purchases made on ipod touch not syncing to mac library

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