AudioBook Organisation in iPod

Bought a 30 gig 5th generation iPod for -> audiobooks and podcasts.
I ripped my spanish lessons CDs to AAC format then created Audio Books out of these (with iTunify) 795 chapters (total).
Drag/Drop in iTunes: they go to the AudioBook category.
Sync with the iPod: everything's fine they also go to the AudioBook Category.
The problem is when I access these books from the iPod: I go to Music>Audiobooks and here I see an impressive (795 chapters) list of "unfriendly" files, they are not organized by "book" (like Podcasts are organized "by podcast").
How can I make the browsing easier? Something like: Music>Audiobooks>Spanish Lessons>Chapter 1?
Thanks in advance.
PS: I know my english is weak (I should buy an audiobook to improve my english too) so any questions about "what I meant" are welcome.

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