Arranging Audio Books on iPOS Video 60GB

How can I sort my Audio Books on the iPOD by artist? iTunes arranges all Audiobook files after the Alphabet and not by Artist or Year. How can I do that?

That´s right. but in my first question i tried to sort my albums first under the Artist name and then by the year when they came out. So that I sort all Albums from an Artist in the order when they were published. Now I try to sort my Audiobook tracks in my iPod the same way as they appear in my iTunes. My iPod sorts them now by alphabet.
Sorry for the confusion.
Marcus

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I have a new 80 gig video ipod. I puchased an audio book from iTunes. The book downloaded to my computer just fine and I can play the book on my computer. File is located in the Audio Book folder and is in the M4B format.
The book is on my iPod, located in the Audio Book folder. When I select the file to play, it shows that it is playing for about 3 seconds and then goes back to the main menu. It never starts playng.
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I posted about this problem yesterday as I was having the same problem. I contacted iTunes customer service using their email form on that page. I heard back from them in about 10 hours. They authorized me to download the book again. It plays like a charm now.
Apple has superb customer service. I was treated with courtesy and promptly each time I contacted them about this problem and a couple of more issues that were my stupidity.
I'm very pleased with Apple! !
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Hello i can create albums for the music
but not for the videos or audios books
exemple with my ipod classic 160G :
in the video category they are only individual files impossible to create an album or categorie Humour, with all my selected Humour video in.
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Hi, welcome to Apple Discussions.
I use the playlist solution for Audiobooks. See http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/audiobooks.asp for details. For videos why not construct a TV Show, e.g. Comedy Videos, which can link all the related videos into one "Show"? Alternatively treat the videos as Music Videos and constuct an album for them. See http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp for my tips on albums.
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I am not sure if this is the right area to post this, but here it goes..
I have on my computer some Music videos that came with some CD's Ive purchased.. I had to convert them to MP4s so that they would play on my iPod, I've done that and I have them in my iPod Library, However, when I change their type from "Move" To "Music Video", They not longer appear on the movie list, they are moved to my Music Play list, and on the iPod, can not be found under the "Movies" Or "Music Videos" listings..
Also having a similar problem with a Audio Book that I have, they show up as Music and not an Audio Book on my iPod,
Is it possible for me to fix these so they work right?

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My Audio Books are in my playlist and the chapters are all correctly arranged in my I tunes. I watched it sync to my nano but after it was all done... A few of the chapters were out of order in the nano.

My Audio Books are in my playlist and the chapters are all correctly arranged in my I tunes. I watched it sync to my nano but after it was all done... A few of the chapters were out of order in the nano.

This is the ipod touch forum.
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Audio book delete and instructions on how to add video to a text

i want to delete an audiobook i am dissatisfied with in my itunes...i want it off my iphone.. also how does one send video or a news article or anything off the internet in a text message? ...thank you!:)

De-select the audio book as an item to sync, then sync. It will be removed.
Delete the audiobook from itunes, then sync. It will be removed.
You can learn about messaging in the manual:
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How do I sync an audio book in itunes with my iphone

I downloaded an audio book from Amazon/Audible and it is currently in my itunes library. When I try to sync with my iphone, I am unable to find my list of audiobooks for purposes of syncing. When I am in the Sync function in itunes, I see music, video, books, etc. but no selection for audiobooks (Note, the Books selection is only for electronic copies of print books). Where do I find audiobooks for purposes of syncing?

With your phone connected, iTunes running, click on the "Book" tab, scroll all the way down, is sync audiobooks checked? If not, put a check in the box.

Can only sync calendar and contacts...not music or audio books

I have an itouch that I was only able to fully sync once. Then I could no longer sync music or audio books. I updated all software and then did a full restore on my itouch. Still no success. I have tried this on three different computers that I have used with (no problems) my older ipods but I cannot get this sync to work on any of them.
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Spent several hours scouring troubleshooting hints to no avail. Please help!

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Audio Books Not Resuming / Ipod locks if exit Music after 2.2.1 Upgrade

Hello,
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After pausing an audio book, I am able to resume playback where I left off if I stay within the Music application (even playing other songs or books). However, if I exit the Music application back to the Main Menu, the Ipod locks for about 30 seconds before I can start another app, lock, or go back into music. If music is playing when I go back to the Main Menu, it will continue during this time the Ipod is locked and then stop. If no music is playing, the Ipod still locks, so it doesn't matter if music is playing or not.
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Well, I managed to fix the problem thru sheer brute force so I figured I would at least pass along what I did in case someone else has this issue. Evidently, doing an in-place upgrade does not work so as a last resort I used "Restore", cleared the Ipod, reloaded everything back on and the playback positions are now working again in music and video. Something screwy must have happened during the upgrade and just needed to start over. Still trying to reload everything (they REALLY need a mass backup feature for photos/music/videos) but looks like it will work.

Lost all my audio books

As it seems the folks at apple cannot help me can any one else point me in a direction that can help with the following issue?
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For info we are fellow users here on these user-to-user forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support nor Apple.
Audiobooks (and ringtones) have always been a one-time only download from the store, other items are only potentially redownloadable for free if the remain in your country's store and if you don't move countries. I believe that all audiobooks are supplied to Apple by audible.com, so I assume that it's them that are requiring the one-time only download. No iTunes downloads (not any of your own content in the Music and Videos apps) are included in a device's backup, an iTunes restore will copy those items that are in that computer's iTunes library (did you do File > Devices > Transfer Purchases to copy them over to your brother-in-laws computer before starting the update ?), an iCloud restore will redownload what it can from the store.
The store's terms advise you to take a backup copy of anything that you download as you may not be able to subsequently redownload them - you should be keeping and maintaining a backup copy of all of you downloads.
It's possible that if the audiobooks are still in your country's store that iTunes Support will grant you a redownload - if they do then take a backup copy.

Why do my songs and audio books keep getting erased when I add a new book? Now some books will not play and the iPod does not keep track of where I was when I pause a book, leave for music and then go back!

About a month ago I added some new audio books to my iPod Classic and then after disconnecting, I discovered EVERYTHING had been erased.
I had to restore through my iTunes but then I could not load my music back on.
I uninstalled / reinstalled iTunes and completely reformated the iPod drive.
I successfully got my music and books back on but then added a new book two days ago only to discover everything got erased AGAIN!!!
Of course, my 1 Year Warranty was up about a week before the first incident.....
I formatted the iPod again, uninstalled / reinstalled iTunes (it was freezing during sync) and downloaded all my music and books again.
Now I have several books that will not play (they play on iTunes and they played on the iPod before all these events) and the iPod does not keep track of where I was in a book when I have to stop and go to something else.
Does anyone know what is going on with this thing??? I have a 5th Gen Video and in all the years I've had it, I've NEVER had problems like this!
Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do to get my iPod Classic up and running properly again?
Thanks.

When iTunes/iPod sync process failed due to timeout, the iPod, has only the initilaised filesytem structure at the start of the Sync.
The timeout failure could be due to
Bad hardisk - do the iPod disk diagnostic, refer to this excellent post by tt2
Slow USB port or resource - Dont use any USB hub, disconnect all other USB devices while syncing
Timeout due to Antivirus or other plugins - disconnect from Internet and stop the Antivirus or monitoribng software if you are syncing.
Preferably stop doing other things while syncing this ancient device, which the latest iTunes designer, think will soon be extinct.
Have a nice day!

HT1657 Help to get audio books off iphone 4s

I tried the following, but after deleting the covers the books are still on my phone-, PLEASE, how do i get these audio books off my phone????? PLEASE be specific! I'm going crazy PLEASE help-
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After much trial and error, I have finally unlocked the mystery of how to remove Audiobook files from the iphone without changing the file name or type. Here are the steps:
1. Plug in your iPhone to your computer
2. Launch iTunes
3. Click on the left-hand menu option that says "books"
4. All the audiobooks (such as iTunes or Audible) will be here with cover art for each one. If you right click on these titles, you will have the option to "Uncheck Selection" or "Check Selection" depending on whether or not it is on your iPhone.
5. If you want to remove an audiobook from your iPhone, simply right click and select "Uncheck Selection"
6. Sync your iPhone
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8. Magically those pesky audio books that you know and love are no longer on your iphone
9. Write Apple a nasty email and ask why $10 million in audiobook revenue hasn't warranted a software change to make this easier to understand and do.

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When i delete an audio book from my computer it does not delete the book from my Iphone. it seems to be deleting the name from the computer but not the content. this has just started happening since the last itune progam updated. the result is i have

I record audio books from my library onto my old iPhone. I download the book from Overdrive to my computer. I connect the Iphone to the computer and transfer the audio-book to the iPhone. When I am done listening to the book i delete it from the iPhone by connecting it to the computer and doing a manual sync. this worked fine until the last i-tunes update on my computer. Now when the iPhone is connected and i tell the computer to delete a book it is only deleting the name of the book on the computer it is not deleting the book from the phone. The next time I connect the phone to the computer the program does not show the book in the phone but it is still in the phone. I have no more room on my phone to get any new books on it.
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You are correct. Syncing should transfer any purchased media, including videos, from your device to your iTunes library provided your computer is authorized for the Apple ID used to make these purchases. You mentioned that you have uninstalled iTunes before, but if you didn't follow this guide exactly, uninstalling iTunes and all of its components in the order specified, it may not have been successful so you should try again: Windows XP or Windows Vista/7.

Audio books not appearing in iPod list

I have an 80gb 5g.
I recently purchased an audio book from iTunes and downloaded to my library. The book appears in the directory tree list under audiobooks and when I sync the ipod the audiobook item is also in the directory tree under "Devices".
However the Audiobook tab does not appear in the Summary on the RH window in iTunes and does not appear on the iPod as a heading "Audiobooks" To access the audiobook I have to scroll down the "artists" list - I find this rather strange.
Anyone having the same problem - or am I missing something?

I will go look to see if my audio book shows up like yours did.
My issue sounds similar. I bought a book from itunes and downloaded it. I can listen to it on my laptop without an issue. When I move it to my 30G Video Ipod, it shows up in the AudioBook folder when I view that folder via the computer. However, when I disconnect the Ipod from the laptop, the audio book does not appear in the audio book folder.

Arranging Audio Books on iPOS Video 60GB

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