Itunes imports only part of an MP3 file....

Hi, I have been transferring some of my Audiobook files from my iTunes library into my wife's iTunes account so I can listen to them on her iPod (I sat on mine) without having to sync her iPod to my library. These audiobook files were imported directly from a CD and work fine on my iTunes account, however, when I import them into her iTunes account, only 00:25 of the file is imported in some cases. Actually it varies from importing 00:15 to 00:42... (estimated) I checked the files themselves simply by listening to them in quick preview mode while browsing Finder, and the entire file is there. Some of the the audiobook disks use only a single track, meaning there are hours missing from the newly imported file. Ive tried different methods of importing the files as well, including dragging and dropping the entire file folder containing all audio tracks from a book into iTunes, dropping each file one at a time into iTunes, and using the "Add to Library command and key command within iTunes with the same result. Why is iTunes doing this, and what can I do to correct the mistake. I spent hours pouring over other posts in this forum expecting someone else to have posted regarding a similar problem, but unless I overlooked one, my problem seems to be unique. I hope that does not mean its unfixable! Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

I take it im alone on this..? Bummer, I have no idea where to begin going about resolving the issue. It doesnt make much sense. Could it possibly be hardware related? I spilled water on my computer a few months back, but I turned the power off immediately, drained it, and let it dry for over a week before booting up again. Every thing seems to be working fine now, aside from the main part of the keyboard not being backlit anymore... But then, both iTunes music libraries are stored on external storage, so ligically, that would make sense either. idk

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