Mp3 audio books with Itunes and Ipod

I want to drag my mp3 audio books into the Audio books section of Itunes!
This can not really be a complicated technical problem to solve. The resolution according to all internet forums is to convert all mp3 files to aac and then manually rename them to m4b. With 40 GB audio books this would take five and and a half years just for the conversion and then the renaming remains. A much simpler solution would be to enable me to drag and drop my books into the correct section. Preferably when i import them into Itunes but the option should also work within itunes from Music to Audio books.
Sincerely.
Nils

We (meaning forum users) can't change iTunes for you. If you don't like the existing resolution, your only option is to give feedback to Apple. This forum is not for that.
Give apple feedback here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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