Can't add mp3 to library

I just got itunes 6, and just updated to 6.01, and since then, I haven't been able to add a audio book mp3 I downloaded from another source (not iTunes Music Store). This hadn't been a problem with iTunes 5. Is upgrading to 6 the problem?
The icon for the mp3 shows its recognizes as an itunes file. When I double-click on the file, the iTunes windows comes to the front. But nothing happens. The mp3 doesn't show up. I've tried dragging it to the library, using the import to library menu function, and even tried adding the mp3 to the iTunes folder with the other mp3s I have, hoping it would be recognized. Nope.
Any ideas? Is it possible to go back to iTunes 5? Or is that the problem?

I am also having this same problem. I just bought my first iPod, and I am trying to import a bunch of mp3's that I had burned onto CD's to play in my old RIO. I can't figure out how to get them in there.
When I try to use the import command, there is a box that lets me navigate to the folders on the CD, but are only three file types in the drop down box -- *.txt, *.xml, and *.mpu -- no choice for MP3. Therefore, I can't see the actual files in the folders, (track01.mp3) to import.
I tried copying and pasting from the burned CD, and the song shows up in the library, but when I try to play it, it will only play if the CD is in the laptop. Otherwise, it says cannot be used because the original file cannot
be found. "Do you want to locate it?" If I say yes, it only points me back to the burned CD...If the CD is not in the laptop, it says it cannot be found.
Did you get any answers on this? Thanks for the help...
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