Book on CD in Audiobooks Section

Is there anyway to take a book on CD from my own house and put it in the "Audiobooks" section on the iPod? Or will it only go there if you buy it from iTunes? I have it on Books and Spoken for Genre and still they won't go in there. Just wondering

I saw a post today with a link to an very interesting article about audiobooks:
http://aldoblog.com/audiobooks/
I haven't read all of it, but I think it may be of help for you.
M

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So to summarize:
To create an Audio Book from an MP3 collection in iTunes version 8
Highlight the collection of files
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Go to the Options tab and under Media kind, select Audiobook.
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Edit (menu)
Preferences
General tab.
Check the box next to "Audiobooks"
Thanks to those who provided the information.
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Book on CD in Audiobooks Section

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