Problems playing audiobooks

I have a number of audiobooks that originally came on CD, I have ripped them to my PC as WAV files and then used Nero Wave editor to join all the tracks together into one single file. Finally I used iTunes to convert the file to ACC.
The file plays fine from iTunes, but I have a problem playing it on both of my iPods an iPod Mini 2ndG, 6Gb and an iPod Video 5thG, 80Gb.
When I attempt to play back the audiobooks, they start playing from the place that I left off last time, but within a few minutes the iPod skips to the next track and I lose my place in the audiobook.
The fault usually happens after I have had my iPod connected to my PC, or first thing in the morning when the iPod almost always needs to restart (blank screen with the apply logo in the middle).
My Windows XP machine is kept upto date with the latest updates and I am using the latest version on iTunes and the latest firmware on both iPods.
iPod Mini 2ndG, 6Gb & iPod Video 5thG, 80Gb Windows XP Pro

I made a test and purchased a new audiobook (it cost $25.99 so it was an expensive test, a gamble).
After it downloaded, and launching the Music App, there was a previously non-existant menu item for "audiobooks". And the new purchase played.
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