Audiobook download plays in itunes but not in ipod

Hi, I downloaded a 5 part audiobook that got interrupted and then I got the rest of it next go. It plays fine from my itunes library. I synced it to my ipod and it shows up fine but when I select the track and click the center button it trys to start then rejects itself back to the main menu. I have tried to select it from different playlists (audiobooks, artist, purchased... )and it does the same thing. I did the reset thing where you hold down the center and bottom buttons at the same time for twenty seconds, no luck. I tried restoring the unit back to it's original settings, no luck there . I have a hundred different books, tons of music and videos and podcasts that all work fine except this one recent download. Could someone please offer some advice ? Many thanks !

See if these help.
iPod does not play content purchased from the iTMS.
Troubleshooting songs and audiobooks that won't play on the iPod.
If not, contact customer support because you may have a corrupt download.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/download/

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