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The title describes it...is there a way to sync movies from one computer and my books from another computer to my iPad? I have a Macbook Pro that I use mainly for work, but also use it for some personal stuff. However, I keep all my movies on my iMac at home and the iTunes library there. I keep all my books on my Macbook Pro. Is there a way to make this work? Or should I just get all my books onto my iMac? That would be a chore, but would be doable. I have been purchasing books on Kindle and then importing them into iBooks because the app is better.
Any suggestions would be greatly apprecaited! Thanks in advance!

Yeah...that's probably what I will be doing. A bit of a hassle as I use my MBP MUCH more than I use my iMac, but not too bad. I use my iPad more for books and everything BUT watching movies. However, I have a 2TB media server HD on my iMac where all my movie content lies. My music is on my MBP, but use iTunes Match, so that's a wash.
The Kindle to iBooks thing is awesome. A bit of a process, but awesome. Here's the article that explains it all...
http://www.cultofmac.com/173945/how-to-read-kindle-books-in-ibooks-and-keep-your -library-in-the-cloud-how-to/
I LOVE IT!!! Now my wife can can read the books on her Kindle and I can convert them and read them in iBooks! (At least until the hole is closed...)

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