Audiobook that will not show up on iPod

I downloaded an audiobook that will transfer on to my iPod, but it does not show up in the "Audiobooks" section when I actually browse the iPod by itself (not via the computer).
I sent an email to the support team, got nothing but a reference to this place. Anyone know what might be the problem?
I did notice one thing -- When I checked the info of the files I saw that the genre was not set to "Audiobook" like my other ones have been. I changed it accordingly and transferred it over again, but to no avail.
Anything you can give me would be appreciated.
Self Built   Windows XP  

What causes a file to appear in the Audiobooks library of iTunes/iPod is the file type, not genre. The file type must be .aa or .m4b.
Luckily it's easy to turn .m4a (AAC) files into .m4b -- just edit the filename extension. MP3s cannot be converted directly, although you could use iTunes to convert them to AAC and then change their extension to .m4b. Full steps for turning audiobook CDs into one .m4b book are here:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=4218783#4218783

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