Audio Books on teh Zen Visio

I just got my Creative Zen Vision M today with the intention of loading all my audio books on it. Then I discovered that it sorts in alphabetical order. Can anything be done to change this?

Jason and Super Contributor:
Thank you so much for responding. I've read just about everything you suggested. I'm not sure I even understand "ripping." Guess I have a long, long way to go. Maybe answers to a few specific/basic questions will get me going.
. Since almost all of the articles only refer to "music," should I assume everything is the same for an audio book?
2. What format do I want to use for the audio book? One of the articles stated there was a big difference in the space used to record, depending on format.
3. Do you know what format an audio book comes in?
What I am trying to do is put a few books on the Zen that can be listened to while driving on a vacation. Actually, I got 2 of the Zens', so my intention is to record the books on my Zen and my wife's Zen. Can time be saved in the downloading process to put the same info on two different units?
FYI, I've never even downloaded any music, so I really feel at a loss right now.
Any more direction? Thanks again.

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