I've moved my iTunes to a new PC, but it will only play the first 7 mins of each audiobook

I've recently bought a new PC, and have transferred by iTunes library over using an external hard drive. All of the music is fine, but the majority of the audiobooks won't transfer properly - when I play them, they cut out at 7 mins 31 secs. I've got an iPod touch and the support articles I've read about using my iPod to transfer things over highlight the fact that you can't do it with an iPod touch. There's around 150 audiobooks I've bought over the years and it will be incredibly frustrating if I can't use them because I've bought a new PC!
I've tried transferring the audiobooks via an external hard drive more than once, but every time I get the same result.
Can anyone help me?!
Thanks,
Craig

On the new computer launch iTunes.
From the iTunes menu bar (top of your screen) click Store > Authorize This Computer
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