Playing Audiobooks on 3rd generation iPod Shuffle

Every time I come back to an audiobook I have previously been listening to it does not restart in the position I stopped it. The audiobook has been 'wound back' by 20-30 minutes or maybe 10% of the length of the audiobook. This makes it really frustrating to listen to long audiobooks.
Is there any setting I can change or any other solution?

Check the settings under options for the audiobook you are using. Make sure the media type is audiobook and also confirm that the checkbox to remember the spot where you left off is checked.
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