this is the best place I have found for answering any questions regarding anything ipod or itunes related. The Ilounge forums. http://www.ilounge.com/ go there click on forums and ask, they will probably be able to help you. I avoid all things ipod and itunes related!

I have had repeated problems each time ITunes updates. I've had to uninstall ITunes completely from my PC and reinstall. If you go to the Apple Forums, that is the solution. I have to do it again as ITunes just had another update and I can't access my music from my IPhone or IPad. It has been a big headache and I don't understand why it keeps happening. Go to this site, Jane Here is a link that might be useful: Apple

I listen to them while I work and do mundane things. I'm painting a bathroom this week and was listening to The Masqueraders earlier. My favorite authors for audio only are Stuart Kaminsky, Martin Cruz Smith, Georgette Heyer, Jan Karon, Maeve Binchy and James Lee Burke. Some authors I don't like at all on audio, such as Alexander McCall Smith. I love it when I get a really fat audio- like 20 hours or so - and know it'll be great. I listen to so many books that I wish I had kept a list of favorites. I generally hate when the authors narrate too. I''m way behind technologically. I have an ipod but it's so little and I haven't figured it out yet. And I don't care. It's much easier to go the library and check out 20 audio books which I have to do anyway because my Dad listens to books on tape all day long and could never handle an ipod. I tend to save certain authors for just audio but I do listen to favorites over and over. I'll get Quo Vadis for my next project!

Have you tried looking in Apple's forums? The answer may be already there, just waiting for you to find it with a keyword search.