How to stop audiobook syncing?

My ipod touch (2nd gen) will not stop syncing audiobooks no matter what i do. I have tried everything I can think of. Made sure they were categorized as audiobooks, tried unchecking them, everything.It is so bizarre! I have multiple devices and my touch is only 8gb, and I don't want the real estate taken up by all my audiobooks! Help!!

Are they in another playlist that is set to sync?

Ok, so......it turns out on the main device page in iTunes I did not have the "Only sync checked items” box selected. So, I can now uncheck audiobooks so that they won't be included when I sync the touch.

However, this is still a terrible inconvenience, because I must uncheck all my audiobook files (hundreds!!) when I sync the touch, then I have to re-check them when I sync my 80gb (or at least the ones I want to listen to).

It would be way easier if I could just specify to not sync any audiobooks for a certain device, similar to how it is done for tv/movies. Super duper annoying, but I'm assuming there is no way around this. If anyone knows anything else about it, please let me know.

Unsync audiobooks

I had this same problem but finally figured mine out. After you plug your device in, select it and then go to the books tab. If you scroll down that screen a bit more, there is an audiobooks choice hidden down there. Just uncheck the box & then sync...

JennyF has hit the nail on the head. Use the books tab on the device pages. But you do need to scroll down. This way you can manage your audiobooks .

Syncing only checked items, as you've discovered just creates work for you.

Uncheck them in iTunes and ensure the unchecked file does not get synchronized

JennyF said:

I had this same problem but finally figured mine out. After you plug your device in, select it and then go to the books tab. If you scroll down that screen a bit more, there is an audiobooks choice hidden down there. Just uncheck the box & then sync...

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Excellent tip. Don't think I had noticed that before. Might be a good help tip for a future blog entry.