Please help with Audiobooks--no option to 'identify'

[TCEmby1 8]

I have 1 audio book series that works -- they are in .opf, and .m4b format. The other books that are simply mp3's are not able to be identified. I can view folders and simply play the mp3s but there is no data and I cannot list the library as 'books' because only the 1 book series shows up. Library is set up as other/unstructured media. Do I have to change the mp3 format?

[Luke 42081]

Hi, do they have embedded metadata in the files such as album, artist and albumartist?

[TCEmby1 8]

Solved---I guess a simple mp3 file will not be recognized as a book. I had to convert them to m4b files and now they are treated like books. 

[Luke 42081]

32 minutes ago, TCEmby1 said:

Solved---I guess a simple mp3 file will not be recognized as a book. I had to convert them to m4b files and now they are treated like books. 

An mp3 can be and is recognized as a book, but it needs the embedded metadata that I mentioned.

[TCEmby1 8]

Hm There wasnt a clear way to embed the metadata into the mp3, converting them to m4a with a separate app was just easier. 

[pagali 62]

On 12/15/2023 at 11:14 AM, TCEmby1 said:

Hm There wasnt a clear way to embed the metadata into the mp3, converting them to m4a with a separate app was just easier. 

Google a free, simple program called "Mp3Tag". It will do exactly what you need, with multiple mp3 files at a time, without having to convert your audiobook.

[TCEmby1 8]

Great--Thank you! Getting ready for a trip and give kids a tablet with Emby and need to make many mp3s into audiobooks.