IPod Shuffle that wont play auiobooks?

I can store an audiobook on my shuffle, but I cant play it. The iPod shuffle tells me that there is "no music on the unit". I can store and listen to music on my iPod Shuffle. What can be the reason?

The iPod shuffle tells me that there is "no music on the unit".
How are you getting this message?
Are you dragging and dropping the audiobook onto the iPod shuffle (in iTunes) to load it?

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