Why can't I drag a new library audiobook from my MacBook to my iPhone to listen to anymore?

I keep lots of audiobooks on my computer; and & when I'm ready to listen to them, I drag them onto my current device, which in this case, is my iPhone 5. But this morning it wouldn't drag. Help! I just got 4 great books from the library and want to hear them! I've been doing this for years, and have my books on a TB (1000GB) hard-drive, obviously more than my iPhone can handle at one time. Thanks!

Ibooks are for ipod touch/iphone/ipad, not your computer.
Did you sync it to your iphone?

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