Audiobooks handling in itunes 8

Love the itunes 8 now handles audiobooks copied from CDs. You can now just change the media to audiobooks and it will sit in the right place, no longer suffering it in the music library. It also collates tracks into book file, fantastic! Only been waiting a year for this change. However when syncing with my ipod 5th gen the collated books return to track numbers! do I need to rename all my tracks or is this just a glitch to be fixed at some point in the future?

Hmm, I didn't know that iTunes 8 would collate chapter tracks into books. Still, I'm not sure I would like that. Apple will need to update the firmware on 80/160GB "old" iPod Classics before I would try it. I much prefer to collate the tracks myself into much larger larger files that split at around 8 to 9 hours.
Anyway, for a book series, I like to use the iTunes tags as follows:
Album Mame -> Series name
Album Artist -> Book name
Disc # -> Book number in the series.
Track # -> Book part for books longer than 8 hours.
When I sort on Artist (Author) The books in a series get properly sorted by the Disc # (Book #). If I instead sort on Album, the books in a series are sorted alphabetically by the Album Artist (book name) which is not desired. The sorting field selected in iTunes in each series smart playlists I've created seems to be maintained on the iPod.
Enjoy life!
Steven

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Hi huskerpapa!
The issue you are seeing could be related to several things, but luckily, we have an article that can help you troubleshoot this issue and find the source of the problem. That article can be found right here:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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Thanks - I didn't realize that. I'm also embarrassed to admit that I don't know how to transfer the audio files from my iPod to the iTunes library on my computer. When I select a book from the list on the iPod, the only option I see with the right-facing arrow symbol is "Show in iTunes Store ". I back the iPod up to this computer so I guess those files must be on it somewhere, but all I can recognize in the iTunes folder under " Music" are the music files found in the "iTunes Music" folder. (There are also a ton of files named "iTunes Temp (some #).) The Books list on the computer shows some but not all of the audiobooks - I purchased the rest on a different computer that is now unfortunately dead. I'm guessing now that those didn't transfer over when the new computer was populated from the old one, so the iPod may be the only place where those audiobooks now reside. I hope that made some sense- any additional advice would be appreciated.

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The default Music app in my iPhone: but the disadvantage is that it doesn’t seem to have the bookmark feature which is probably the most important feature for audiobooks.
Audible: This is the app from Amazon which found the audiobook but all the chapters have been removed since it was purchased from iTunes. Had I purchased it directly from Audible/Amazon, then the chapters would have remained intact.
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iPhone 5
iOS 7.0.2

Regarding the default Music app in my iPhone, I also play alot of songs in that app. If I play a song after I listen to the audiobook, wouldn't it last stop at the song instead of the audiobook? That's why a real bookmark feature would be nice and that's why I'm surprised Apple didn't come out with such an app.

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Hi mole02,
Welcome to the Support Communities! If you had issues with your movie rental, you can report it to the iTunes Store. These folks can look at your billing account with you.
Report a problem with an item purchased from the iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204084
Learn how you can request help with an item purchased within the last 90 days.
To report a problem or request assistance with an item purchased from the iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store:
Visit reportaproblem.apple.com in your browser.
When prompted, enter the Apple ID and password used to initiate the purchase of the item, then click Sign In.
Find the item you're having a problem with, then click Report a Problem next to it.
From the Choose Problem menu, choose the issue you're having.
Follow the onscreen instructions. You might be asked to describe the problem in a text field.
Click Submit, and we'll review your problem.
If you use Family Sharing and you have a problem with a shared item, ask the family member who initiated the purchase to report the problem using the steps above.
I hope this information helps ....
- Judy

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hudso407 wrote:
why can't i transfer my song from itunes to my iphone?
Dunno.
What have you tried?

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I'm suspecting that you're not using iPhoto properly.
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2) Open iPhoto and use the "Import" function to access the photos.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1751
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Ctrl B to turn on the top menu
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Audiobooks handling in itunes 8

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