Audiobooks with multi-parts

[vbs]

I have audiobooks in folders and every chapter is one mp3 file (multi-part audiobooks). So, one for is one audiobook, similar to music albums. When using library type "book" then the behavior in JF is a bit strange: In the library, the audiobooks are listed individually, but I cannot just play one specific audiobook because there is no "play" button on the books. I have to click into it and I get the folder content presented. So all individual chapters. Those chapters I can play then.

Also in the view "New Audiobooks", every audiobook appears multiple times. I guess JF treats every mp3 file (chapter of one book) as a separate audiobook?
For testing purpose, I converted one audiobook (folder of mp3 files) to a single m4b file. Then the behavior of JF is much more intuitive. I can directly play this audiobook, and also it appears only a single time in "New audiobooks".

So, one question is: does JF not support the structure to have one folder full of mp3 files for each audiobook?
Does the audiobook always have to consist of a single file (no multi-part)? The wiki also does not mention multi-part audiobooks:
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/books/

[TheDreadPirate]

What are the file names?

[vbs]

They look like this:

Code:

01 - Kapitel 1.mp3
02 - Kapitel 2.mp3
03 - Kapitel 3.mp3
04 - Kapitel 4.mp3
05 - Kapitel 5.mp3
06 - Kapitel 6.mp3

When having them in a folder called like "<Author> - <Book Title>", then in JF the icon of the audiobook has this folder icon displayed. This means it does not have a play button and when clicking on the item, I get the folder content displayed (which is the 6 tracks). Those I can click on and play them individually.

[TheDreadPirate]

what happens when you rename them "Chapther1.mp3" etc?

[vbs]

Just tried it, but it does not change behavior.

I filed a report on Github for it and also attached screenshots:
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/10668