Putting purchased itune music on other mp3 players

my kids each have an ipod nano and my wife an ordinary mp3 player I need to know how to convert itunes mp4 music to play in mp3 music

You can use iTunes to convert any copy protection free songs (iTunes Plus) in your library another format. When you convert a song in iTunes it will be converted to the format that you have set to import your CDs in. Converting creates a second copy of the song in the format you have chosen which gives you the opportunity to either keep or delete the original. If you are using iTunes 8 go to Edit>Preferences>General and click on Import Settings, change your option to MP3 for example. Go back to your library and highlight the songs you want to convert and go to the Advanced menu at the top of your iTunes window and choose "Create MP3 version": iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format
The exception to this are standard AAC 128 kbps copy protected songs (if you haven't upgraded to iTunes Plus versions) purchased from the iTunes Music Store which can't be directly converted due to the DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy protection. However you can burn these to an Audio CD which will work like any regular CD.

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    Sooner or later however, she will want an iPod.

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  • HT201269 cannot purchase itunes music with my new iphone

    cannot purchase itunes music with iphone ****
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    Not a great idea to put your phone number in a public forum for the world to see. I've asked the moderator to edit it.
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    This is a user to user forum, no one here can act on what it seems you want.

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  • How do I authorize my 100+ previously purchased itunes music that is in protected aac form?  It prompts that my computer is not authorized even though it is.

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    Use the form on this page to request a free redownload, or use the Transfer Purchases feature if applicable. If neither of these works, you will need to purchase the content again to get them back; Apple needs to pay the copyright holders for each download from the iTunes Store other than podcasts, album artwork, and iPod touch/iPhone applications.
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