Audio-book CDs and shuffle play

Hi there,
Some of the CDs I'm importing for my iPod are audio-books - except iTunes doesn't recognise them as such. It's annoying me because when I put my iPod on shuffle play I want just music albums not my audio-books. How can I fix this?
Cheers

Select the file(s) you want to change to Audiobook in iTunes, then right-click and select 'Get Info'. In the 'Info' tab, set Genre to 'Audiobook'; iTunes and your iPod should now include your imported CD audiobooks in the Audiobooks smart playlist.
To skip audiobooks in shuffle mode, use 'Get Info' again and go to the 'Options' tab. Place a checkmark next to 'Skip When Shuffling' for each file. Note that the Options tab will not display if multiple files are selected, so you have to set the Skip option for each file individually.

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