Importing Audiobooks

I imported two audiobooks, but they show up as songs and they don't come in order on my iPod. How can I put them as an audiobook in iTunes, if at all?

When Audiobooks are imported from CD's, iTunes can't really tell if it's an audiobook or a music CD. You can reassign the tracks appropriate by editing their file extension via Windows Explorer:
1. Select the file in iTunes
2. Click File – Show in Windows Explorer (Ctrl + R)
3. When the Windows Explorer window appears, close iTunes.
4. If you do not see the extension (.m4a after the name of the track) in the file name:
* Click the Tools menu and click Folder Options
* Click the View tab
* Uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types” in the Advanced Settings section
* Click OK
5. Right click on the file and click Rename
6. Change the extension from .m4a to .m4b
7. Click “Yes” in the resulting warning dialogue
8. Open iTunes and locate the files you've changed the file extension for. Select them in iTunes, click Edit > Delete. Choose "Keep Files" if prompted to move to Recycle Bin. Then, add them back to iTunes by clicking File and choosing Add File to Library and adding back the tracks you've changed the extension for.
They should now appear under Audiobooks in iTunes, and the same for the iPod once you re-sync the files to the iPod.
CG

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Importing Audiobooks with alternative to Track 1, Track 2, Track 3, ...

I have an audiobooks with 7 Disc.
I want to import them with the Track name with Disc 1->1a, 1b, 1c,...., Disc 2->2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, ..., Disc 3->3a, 3b, 3c, 3d...
I do not want to import as (default): Track 1, Track 2, Track 3 for each of the 7 Disc. I am not interested in using Get Info to manually change the Track name. Is there some type of Itunes Add on for Itunes Windows or something to change in the configuration.
Otherwise, is there a program that automates the ID3 Track name renaming and maybe the file name too.
I am sick of importing Audiobooks with several Disc, each with Track 1...X for each Disc.

I wrote a program to help with importing audiobooks and renaming tracks. It doesn't do quite what you want. First, it only names tracks on import -- there's currently no way to rename existing tracks in your Library. Also, the names don't exactly match what you want. Instead, you can do something like: <disc num><track num>, e.g.:
For Disc 1:
0101
0102
0103
For Disc 2
0201
0202
Or you can use letters
01a
01b
01c
02a
02b
The program is free. If you want to try it you can get it here:
http://www.pobox.com/~teridon/audiobook_helper/index.html
The forum TOS requires me to say: "I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link" because I have a paypal donation link on my webpage, but the program is free (donation totally optional).
HTH,
Rob

Import audiobooks with several cd´s

Hi
Whwn I import audiobooks with several cd´s i get problem with track numbers. What I understand this is a commin problem. I found a toll called Audio book builder for MAC. Do anyone know where I can find a simular application for Windows 7?
BR
Edvard

See Audiobooks on iPods.
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Shuffle issues involving imported audiobooks

I am seeking some advice about an issue with the shuffle feature. I have imported my own audiobooks and created a playlist for each one. I have the shuffle feature turned off (shuffle arrows are grey, not blue), but the IPod keeps shuffling them anyway. I already went to the shuffle tab, while I was in the playlist, and made sure it was off. ITunes will keep the playlist in order, but the IPod doesnt want to do it. Second issue, is there an EASY way to transfer imported audiobooks into the Audiobooks folder? Any help is appreciated.

biker bill wrote:
I too have had problems importing audio books. When shuffle was on the iPod was shuffling the chapters along with music tacks. I followed the advice above and changed the genre and clicked the skip when shuffling option. Shuffle is now OK but when accessing the audio book on the iPod the books are no longer books. When playing them on the iPod they no longer appear as CDSs. ie multiple CD books appear in the order CD1 track 1, CD2 Track 1, CD3 Track 1, any idea what I have done wrong?
You've done nothing wrong, it's just the way the Audiobooks section on the iPod has been designed...
With iTunes 8.x you have the option to tell iTunes to treat any audio file as an audiobook. Simply select the tracks, *Get Info.*, then on the options tab set *Media kind* to Audiobook. You can also set options to *Remember playback position* and *Skip when shuffling*.
Assuming, however, that the books consist of more than one file you may have problems if you plan to listen to them on an iPod. The Audiobooks feature was originally designed for books that have been stitched up into a single file and hasn't been updated to reflect the changes that now make multi-track audiobooks easy to work with in iTunes. The main issue is that the iPod lists all audiobook files by track title/chapter name so unless you rename every track using a scheme such as *Book Title, Chapter XX* the tracks will play out of sequence. There are tools for creating iPod-friendly audiobooks for which Aldo on Audiobooks is probably the best reference. Personally I don't bother with the extra effort and just have an "Audiobooks" playlist folder containing sub-folders for each author and within these playlists for each audiobook. Although I still mark the files as Audiobooks to keep them out of my main music section when it comes to the iPod I ignore it's Audiobooks feature and use my own playlists for access.
Note that I've used leading digits in the playlist names to arrange these in chronological rather than alphabetical order.
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How to import Audiobooks from MacBook to Ipad2

How to import AudioBooks from Macbook OS 10.4.1 onto an Ipad2?
I have many audiobooks which I am currently attempting to have re-loaded via the Apple Support network and have requested that these Audiobooks purchased in good faith between 2008 - 2009 be made available for download on our recently purchased Ipad2 via ITunes. This download procedure has worked very well for the 18 songs purchased in the same period. However, I have followed a discussion on the Apple Support community by TASA posted on the Nov 13 2011 and have made a similar polite request to the Apple Support afficionados, so far with no success. My question is this How can i transfer the Audiobook files which appear as m4b across to the Ipad2. I cannot sync the MacBook because the operating system is a mismatch. Attempting to use a camera connection kit by Apple and using an SD card to copy a single audi file has not worked. What other recourse of action is there?
It is all very well suggesting that Audiobooks can only be downloaded once, as has been mentioned by a discussion pundit. However this was not in the Terms and Conditions from 2008, of which I have a copy.

Back in 2008 all media purchases from the iTunes Store were subject to a one time only download policy. iTunes would have regularly reminded you to backup your purchases unless you chose to suppress such messages.
With your audiobooks in an iTunes library you can take the opportunity to make secondary backup copies now on removable media or networked storage.
I don't understand what you mean by this:
I cannot sync the MacBook because the operating system is a mismatch.
If you download and install the latest version of iTunes to your computer it should be capable of communicating with the device and will let you copy the audiobook files across. If the iPad is set up to sync with a different library/computer then copy the audiobook files to that. If your iPad is not set to sync with any library, and your concern is that you will lose data if you attempt to associate it with the library on your computer then this method should work for you...
You should be able to:
Backup the device to the new installation
Transfer your purchases into a newly authorized library
Recover any other media using third party tools as suggested in this post from forum regular Zevoneer
Restore the device from the backup
This process should switch the association of the device to the new library, preserving the data and settings in your apps.
May also be prudent to attempt a backup to iCloud directly from the device before you start... Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > iCloud Backup > On. It won't save any media but it would preserve the general account settings and documents in case anything goes wrong while you are trying to extract your other data.
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Importing Audiobooks from CD - Media Kind Greyed Out

I am importing audiobooks from CD and all the relevant Options for audiobooks are greyed out.
"Media Kind" is greyed out
"Remember position" is greyed out
"Skip when shuffling" is greyed out
I can make the changes after I've imported them, but I really want to do it before I import as it simply makes it easier on me (which is to say, it saves me time, and time is precious).
Any idea why these would be greyed out for importing audio CDs?
At least I can still join tracks.
Hmmm ... I suppose I should see if it's also greyed out when I import a music CD, but I haven't bought a music CD is years and have already imported all the one I do own.

Any idea why these would be greyed out for importing audio CDs?
Because this info is not in the tags for the audio CD. They are part of the file after you import it.
This info is part of the *CD Info.cidb* file., which is where iTunes stores the CD info. The CD info is not stored in iTunes.
See this -> How iTunes remembers audio CDs
I suppose I should see if it's also greyed out when I import a music CD
Yes it is.

How to import audiobooks into "Books" within itunes?

How to import audiobooks into "Books" within itunes?
Recently purchased mp3/mp4 audiobooks online. I can import into "music" but cannot get audiobook into "book" tab with other books purchased from Audible.

See Audiobooks on iPods.
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What settings to apply to imported audiobook cassettes

How can I import mp3 files stored in folder on PC, that I have ripped from cassette tape, and transfer these to Ipod Classic so that they show as 'chapters' within a 'book' rather than separate entries under Audiobook menu as they currently are doing?
I have named them Track01 and Track02 for each 'side' of the cassette. I want ipod to treat them as 'chapters' and remember my position when I turn ipod off.

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Assuming I understood Wikipedia correctly, this is ysed to prevent a certain type of impersonation where an attacker masquerades as your PC so the computer at the far end thinks the connection is still coming from your system.
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Unable to play or import audiobooks in iTunes 12

Since installing the latest version of iTunes (12.1.1.4 x64) in Win 7 I have been unable to import Audible audiobooks into iTunes. Also Audible books already in my iTunes library won't play. When I try to play them I receive a message stating I must authorize this computer for my Audible account. When I enter my name and password they are accepted, but the book selection does not play. When I try again the same authorization message appears - an infinite loop! Similarly on trying to import books I receive the same message for each section being imported, but after filling the info nothing is imported.
I have uninstalled and re-installed all of the iTunes components several times and I have tried deauthorizing both my computer and Audible account and then authorizing them again. All to no effect. My laptop is running iTunes 12.1.0.74 and has no problems at all. Has anyone else encountered this difficulty? I can't find 12.1.0.74 and I would like to install it. The place where Apple has earlier versions doesn't seem to include 12.1.0.74. If anyone can direct me to this version I would be grateful.
I have had other problems with 12 and wonder if it has introduced more problems than it solves.
Thanks,
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My contact with Audible produced a solution very quickly. Obviously the changes in iTunes 12 took Audible by surprise as well. I quote below the solution as it was sent to me by Audible. After installing the new version of Download Manager I found that everything worked as it should so didn't have to follow the last three instructions.
"With the release of iTunes 12.1 there have been reported issues with the automatic import feature for the Audible Download Manager which forces customers to manually import their titles. To address this, Audible has released an update for the Audible Download Manager. Please follow the steps below to install the update.
→ First ensure that your current Audible Download Manager is closed.
→ Click on this link and save the file: http://download.audible.com/AM50/AudibleDM_6.0.0.18_iTunesSetup.exe
→ Locate the file in your Downloads folder. Right click on it and then select the option "Run as administrator" and follow the installation process.
Once that is done:
→ Head back to your library: http://www.audible.com/lib/
→ Click on download for one of your books.
→ Please allow it to download and check to see if it automatically imports into iTunes."
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Importing audiobooks from CD

I'm trying to help my daughter to import a couple of audiobooks from CD into iTunes. I'm used to downloaded audiobooks (mainly from Audible) where an unabridged reading is stored in a small of files (usually from 1-3), each of which is broken up into multiple chapters. Looking at the CDs, though, there are multiple discs (7 or 8) per book, and each disc is broken up into 70-75 tracks, each about a minute long. The sleeve notes list the correspondence between tracks and chapters - some of these span two discs, e.g., the book chapter consists of tracks 50-70 of one disc and tracks 1-10 of the next disc.
I know that iTunes allows tracks can be merged on import, so in this example I could select the tracks that make up each chapter to merge and import these as one file. I've never used this, though, and have a couple of questions:
After import, are the original CD track boundaries recognized within the resulting files, i.e., is it possible to skip forward or backward based on the original tracking?
Is there any way to create one file that merges tracks from two different CDs?
I'm assuming that the answer to the second question in no, so that I'll end up with several pairings of tracks Chapter X, Part 1 + Chapter X, Part 2.
Given that iTunes doesn't seem to have all the capabilities needed to convert from CD to "Audible-like" audiobook files, are there any third party utilities (preferably free!!) that can do the job better? Do any such utilities use existing audio files, as opposed to CD tracks, as input?

Thanks - useful info (as always), though it doesn't address the specifics of converting a multi-disc, many-short-tracks CD set to a much smaller set of longer files. So far I'm just working with what iTunes gives me and will end up with 21 files averaging 24-25 minutes rather than nearly 500 one-minute tracks ... this is good enough for immediate purposes, though I'd still like an ability to convert sources like this to "real" audiobooks.

Importing Audiobooks to iTunes-how to get them into "Audiobooks" library?

I own a lot of audio books I want to import into iTunes instead of lugging around the hardware anymore. If I insert a disc, it imports it as a music album, not in the "Audiobooks" section in the Library. I want to import in smallest mp3 size (fidelity is not an issue with audiobooks) and be able to access the files as Audiobooks rather than titled music albums. How do I do this? I can scan the covers, etc, as I do with Music when iTunes doesn't have the right cover art, but still don't know how to access the Audiobooks section in Library.
Dan Viele, Santa Rosa, Ca.

The definition of what is an Audiobook and what isn't is in the encoding of the tracks - I recall that files with m4a, mp4 or mp3 file extensions are tracks and not audiobook files.
Only files with .m4b can be audiobook files but that still isn't enough - the file properties also have to have their file type set to be audiobook and not music tracks.
Its a PITA but the encoding from aCD has these issues whereas the purchased audiobooks I have from iTunes, come in the right format and end up in the right place.
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Importing audiobooks from cds

I have an audiobook that is 3 cd's that I want to import to iTunes then sync to my iPod. When importing first cd (about 70, 30-60 second tracks) it goes to Library, then I import 2nd cd and it meshes the tracks to the first cd in the library (track 1 of the second cd follows track 1 of the first cd, and so on screwing up the order that the book is read back.
Can anyone help with the proper way of importing a multiple cd audiobook?

You may find these links on audio books and iTunes helpful:
http://aldoblog.com/audiobooks/itunes/
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/itunsabk.htm

Itunes crashing while importing audiobooks/cd's

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I seem to be having the same problem. I insert the cd and it reads it fine. I click to import and iTunes locks up. I use task manager to close iTunes and system is still bogged down. I have paid several people $$ and they don't seem to know the problem. There has to be a conflict somewhere but where?
Last person to help suggested that I use WinAmp to rip the cd and THEN import to iTunes.
Hubby has a Creative Labs MP3 and ripped 100+ cd's prior to iTunes installation with no problem.
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Importing audiobooks: how to join all tracks into 1 track?

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Check out Doug Adams' Join Together.
Also, 3am Coffee's offering a bunch of scripts that will do the same thing, but unlike Doug's, these guys want $10.
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Hi,
I am trying to add some audiobooks that I have on CD to iTunes, it keeps adding them as music cds rather than as audiobooks, does anyone know how I can get them to import as audiobooks? Is there a setting that I need to change or anything like that?
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