How to Create Audiobooks in iTunes

You don't have to purchase an audiobook to take advantage of its features; you can create your own. Using Apple's audiobook system, you can group similar files together for easy access and customization. Audiobook files are treated differently than music files. ITunes allows you to control playback speed, resume playback and prevent your audiobooks from entering in music playlists. You can classify any audio file as an audiobook in iTunes.

Instructions

1. Click "File," scroll down and click "Add file to library" or "Add folder to library." Click the file or folder you want to import and click "Open."

2. Click the first file you want to import, hold "Shift" and click on the last file. Right-click the highlighted files and click "Get Info" from the context menu.

3. Click the "Options" tab. Click the drop-down menu next to "Media Kind," scroll down and click "Audiobook."

4. Click the drop-down menu next to "Remember position" and click "Yes."

5. Click the "Info" tab. Type text in the empty fields to enter data about your audibook, such as the "Artist" and "Genre." Click "OK."

6. Click "Audiobooks" on the left column. Double-click its cover.

7. Click in fields in the "Name" column and edit the text if necessary.

References

• CNET: Create Audiobooks In iTunes

Resources

• Apple: Audiobook Builder
• iLounge: The Complete Guide to iTunes Audiobooks, Podcasts + iTunes U
• Audibooks.org