Playlist- disable shuffle and remember playback position?

Hi, I dont know if you can do this but I have one playlist for audiobooks that i have via Mp3's and some radio shows i've recorded.
At the moment I have some apple scripts i downloaded to do batch 'remember position' and 'skip shuffle' settings, but is there anyway or script i can get to automatticly set any mp3 dropped on to a given playlist to give them these settings?
Thanks
MacBook   Mac OS X (10.3.8)  

Yes... I use mine (1st Gen and 2nd Gen shuffles) exclusively for audiobooks from various sources. I ALWAYS make sure that they are set in GetInfo>Options to "remember playback position". I listen daily and often pause, turn off then on and resume during that listening period.

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