Sort order of (book) albums w/in iTunes

Hi all,
Thanks for all the help over the years!
I've recently added several books on cd w/in iTunes. However, when sorted they aren't necessarily in order. For example, all tracks "disc 10" are listed after "disc 1", but before "disc 2", even though common sense would dictate that "disc 2" would follow "disc 1".
Does this make sense? It is frustrating when I try to listen to a book on cd on my iPod, and the chapters seem out of order, even though I specifically sort the tracks by "album"...
I hope this query makes sense!
Good day,
Miguel V.

Is the text "disc 1" or "disc 10" in the album name? It sounds like it...
One way to fix it is to remove the "disc xx" part from the album name. Instead, make sure each track has the disc number (disc x of y). In other words, select all the tracks for that disc, then "Get Info" on the tracks, then set the disc X of Y numbers.
After you've done that, make all the tracks have the same album (the book title).
Another fix is to prefix the disc number with "0" ("disc 01" instead of "disc 1"), but that's not something I'd do. I'm not saying it's wrong -- I just wouldn't do it.
HTH,
Rob

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