No longer remembers position in playlist

I have had my First Gen iPod shuffle for about a year and a half, and for the most part everything still works dandy.
However, it no longer remembers its position in a playlist or a song from the last time it was turned off. I have tried resetting the firmware (and doing this with different versions of iPod updater) but I still have the same problem. Other than that, the thing plays fine and updates with no problems. I just have had this very strange problem, and haven't found anyone who has had a similar problem who could help me out. This has unfortunately prevented me from using the shuffle for playing audiobooks (as I previously enjoyed doing).
Has anyone else had this very odd problem, and know how to help me out? I'm running iTunes 6.0.5.20 (I can't run 7 on my machine) and iPod Shuffle firmware version 1.1.4.
Any help would be greatly aprreciated. Thanks!
Windows PC Windows XP

It's not a fix, but a workaround. Don't turn the shuffle off. When you want to stop listening for a while, pause the shuffle. After a period of time it will go to sleep and use a negligible amount of battery.
To resume playing, press the Play/Pause button. The green LED will blink for 3-5 seconds while the shuffle wakes up, then press Play/Pause again.
This is the way I use my shuffle, but I don't have any experience with audiobooks.
Good luck
srb

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