iTunes Audiobooks?

Question

I just saved some audiobooks on my computer, and transferred them to iTunes - how can I have them listed in the audio books section instead of under the music section?!

Answer 1

To do so, go here: iTunes Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing and, from the Import Using pop-up menu, choose AAC Encoder.

From the Setting menu choose Custom. In the resulting AAC Encoder window choose 64 kbps from the Stereo Bit Rate pop-up menu.

Leave the Sample Rate and Channels settings at 44.100kHz and Stereo respectively and click OK in both the AAC Encoder and Advanced windows to close iTunes’ preferences.

Now select the file you wish to become an audiobook and choose Advanced -> Convert Selection to AAC. iTunes will convert the track using the settings you just entered.

When the conversion is finished, select the converted file and choose File -> Show in Finder (Mac) or File -> Show in Windows Explorer on Windows. Select the file and change its extension from .m4a to .m4b.

Return to iTunes and delete the track from your iTunes library (but don’t move it to the trash when iTunes makes the offer). Now drag the .m4b file into iTunes to reimport it. iTunes should recognize it as an audiobook file.

When you sync it with your iPod, the iPod should also classify it as an audiobook, thus letting you adjust its playback speed. This is if you have an iPod.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Answer 2

Sorry but it isn't possible. The designer of iTunes knew what they were doing so that you can only save music and every thing in your library. I did the exact same thing and I made a folder in play-lists. It's still in you songs library though.