Audiobooks not showing up on iPod

Hello,
I added a number of audiobooks (mp3) to my iTunes (v 11.3.1.2 on Windows 7) library, marked the albums as media type "audiobook", and then synced with my iPod Classic (v 2.0.5).
In iTunes I can see that the files were copied to my iPod, where they are listed under the Audiobook tab.
However, when I go to the Audiobook tab on my iPod they aren't showing up. Only a few random files from a couple of the audiobooks are in the list, but the rest is missing. The audiobooks aren't showing up under Music either. They do however show up in the Recently added list.
Any advice, please?

Hey oyedivani,
You may need to try to restore your iPod using the information in the article below, then re-sync all of the information onto your iPod again:
Restoring iPod to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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