Media kind locked to "music

I have an audiobook that is misclassified as “Media Kind” “Music.” When I highlight the album/audiobook with all
of its 8 tracks, right-click, and select “Get Info,” and select the “Media Kind” tab, my only option is “Music.” What gives?
I want to reclassify the audiobook so it show up in the Books/Audiobook section of iTunes.
How do I enable additional “Media Kind” options?
I'm running the latest iTunes (12.0.1.26) on Windows 8.1

Hi Double-Trouble,
I see that you are trying to classify a few songs as audiobooks in iTunes. Since you have already tried to do this with the selection of items, have you tried to change the media kind of the files one by one? Here is an article with information pertaining to your question:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Edit song and CD information
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12360
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

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