Importing CDs into your iTunes Music Library is a straight forward thing but not so with importing audiobook CDs.

To begin adding audiobook CDs to your iTunes music library you need to ensure that your import settings are optimal for audiobook and spoken word.

Below are the step-by-step guide of importing audiobooks into your iTunes library.

1. Configure iTunes With Optimal Import Settings For Audiobooks

• Open iTunes
• Click on the 'Edit > Preferences' tab… click on 'Advanced' tab and then the 'Importing' tab
• 'On CD Insert' choose 'Show CD' from the drop down menu

1. Choose 'AAC Encoder' in the 'Import Using'…

2. Choose 'Custom' in the 'Setting' menu.

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An 'AAC Encoder' dialog box will pop-up and from there you need to do a few more settings…

• Choose '64 kbps' in the 'Stereo Bit Rate'
• Set 'Sample Rate' and 'Channels' to 'Auto'
• Check the 'Optimize for voice' checkbox.
• Click 'OK'
• From your iTunes 'Preferences' dialog box uncheck the following…

1. 'Play songs while importing/converting'

2. 'Use error correction when reading Audio CDs'

• Check 'Create file names with track number' and ''Automatically retrieve CD track names from Internet'
• Click 'OK' to close iTunes 'Preferences' panel.

2. Create A New Playlist To Add Your Audiobook CDs

To create iTunes playlist, click on the ‘Create a Playlist’ button at the bottom left side of your iTunes user interface…it looks like a plus sign +…or you can choose ‘New Playlist’ from the top of the 'File' menu.

This will give you a blank playlist under the 'Devices' menu on the left-hand side of your iTunes interface.

Type in the name of the new playlist and press enter. This will give an empty playlist where you will add your audiobook CDs.

3. Drag And Drop Audiobook Files

Insert your audiobook CD into your computer. Click the 'Start' and select my 'Computer', clicking to open it.

Double-click the audiobook CD to open it from within your 'My Computer' where you'll see your audiobooks as MP3 files…

Next…

…Drag and drop the files into your newly created playlist in iTunes. Do not select all the files and drop them into iTunes because it will not be arranged in order... instead drag and drop files one at a time.

4. Sync Your iPod

To get your audiobook CDs onto your iPod, you'll need to sync your iPod by going to the 'File' menu and clicking on 'Sync iPod'…