Clip Sport shuffles audiobooks

I have put books into folders.   However, this seems like a ridiculous inconvenient thing to me.  I have used SanDisk MP3 players for decades to listen to books.  I have listened to thousands and stuck with SanDisk because they were so reliable and played all the formats offered at the library.  It is only the “new improved” Sport Clip that has been a problem.  Seriously I have deleted books because they played in some foolish random order and ruined the whole story for me.  Am I to understand that I have to take the time to create a folder for every book or download some software to get books to play inn order?  If only my 8 year old player would keep it’s battery going.