mp3s, audio books, and bookmarking

[Dark Prism]

So I have a couple CDs which I've imported to iTunes as mp3s. These include a few books on cd, and some comedians. What I want to do is merge these mp3 tracks and create bookmarks in the big long one, in effect creating an audio book. I am at a lose on how to do this, and this post is my last resort.

I have Audacity, and Switch, and am willing to get any other program neccesary.

Thanks.

[unclebud]

When you say bookmarks do you mean chapters encoded in the MP3 file? I'm unaware of something like that being available. To do that I would just create separate MP3's and have them numbered in sequence and crate a playlist to load into the player.
Bookmarking can be done on most MP3 players as a way to stop the player and restart at the same point in the file.

[Dark Prism]

I don't really care if it stays an mp3, just as long as it will play on my iPod. I have a few books from Audible that have chapters, and I want to do that with the books I have on CD.

[olyteddy]

MP3 Direct cut can handle it. It can either chop by time, or you can choose the points. I believe it can even sequentially number the output files.

[Dark Prism]

No, I already have seperate mp3s. What I want is one acc file or whatever with bookmarks or chapters. Like an audiobook.

[olyteddy]

Then just load them on the iPod and make a playlist?

[Dark Prism]

Well, the thing is, with audiobooks, they don't play when you do a shuffle. Plus, they show up as audiobooks. So I want an audiobook of a few mp3s stuck together.