Audiobook not showing up under "Audiobooks" on iPod

Hey Folks,
I downloaded a couple of free audiobooks from iTunes. They didn't automatically sync (or at least I thought they didn't) because I couldn't find them under the "Audiobooks" section of my iPod. So, I manually dragged them over to my iPod icon in iTunes.
Still no where to be found on the iPod - under Audiobooks.
Finally I used the Search function on the iPod, and guess where I found them! Under Music -> Genres -> Mystery !!!
What did I do wrong? There isn't an audiobook "folder" under my iPod icon in iTunes - what should I do to get these books in their rightful place?
Stay warm (if you're in the mid-west or eastern U.S.!)
dave
Windows XP 30G Video iPod

You need to go into the books and change the Genre to Audiobook. That should move them to the Audiobook file.

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