Audio book & music

I enjoy listening to my music via 'shuffle'. I listen to audio books too. When I listen to a book on the ipod, it (the ipod) does not keep the shuffle order I created. How can I switch back and forth; not losing the order # of songs that the ipod created via shuffle?
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You can't. Once you've left the music section of your iPod and gone to audiobooks you will lose your place in shuffle mode.
it (the ipod) does not keep the shuffle order I created.
Not sure I understand this. What do you mean by "I created"? Shuffle sequence isn't created by the user, it's meant to be entirely random.

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