Audiobooks from iTunes

Question

How to I get an audiobook purchased through the iTunes store to share out with my other Apple devices?

Answer 1

Hi,
I've had the same trouble with the single audiobook I've purchased from iTunes, and tried to load onto my 5th gen. iPod. The results were as follows:
1) In my iTunes Library on my computer, it's shown as an Audiobook. So far, so good.
2) When my iPod is connected to the computer, and I click on the iPod icon to see what's on it, the Audiobook folder is of course there, and the audiobook I Purchased is indeed shown in the Audiobooks folder.
3) However, here's the problem: Eject the iPod from the computer and use the scroll wheel on the iPod and the the audiobook file only shows up in the Music/Artists/Genre/ etc. folders. The Audiobooks folder in the iPod is empty.
I suspect something isn't quite right, because I sometimes have the same trouble with Podcasts, but it's a rare occurance. I'll download a podcast from the iTunes store, and it will indeed sync to my iPod, but ONLY in the music folder, and not within the Podcasts folder on my iPod. Coincidence? Maybe. I'd say this happens about 2% of the time, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN.
By the way, the audiobook files I purchased from iTunes are ".m4p's", according to the "get info" window, so I assume they are indeed "iPod ready". .
I'd appreciate your comments, since your suggestion to follow the "...aldoblog...." thread wasn't really germane to the original question.
Thank you,
iMac G5 with factory 10.4   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   5th gen iPod, i Tunes 7.1.1
iMac G5 with factory 10.4   Mac OS X (10.4)