Free MP3 merge for Mac OS X

Question

I need to merge several MP3 tracks into one, I use Mac OS X 10.5. I want to convert all my Harry Potter CDs to my iPod, but not every minute a new track (as it is on the CDs) but chapterwise. Where can I get a free software? Help, please!

(I've already tried: Jfuse, but after I had merged a few chapters it said I had to buy it; emicsoft VOB Converter for Mac; File Stitcher; but since they all were shareware, for free they would only let me merge 2 files at once (that would take me days) or half of each file which is useless of course; iTunes advanced settings ("join CD tracks") when importing the CDs, but it would let me only join the complete CD, not chapters...)

(Sorry for my English, hope you could understand what I wanted to say)

Solution 1

I know that you said free, but software that I have used to accomplish what you are trying to do, I have used

Audiobook Builder

It is rather inexpensive at $9.95 USD for a Single User Licence

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UPDATE

I just found this software that is free (never used it):

Audiobook Maker

Solution 2

MP3 Trimmer can join multiple MP3 files. Select Join Files from the menu or do Command+J. Performs the merge pretty quickly.

Comments

[menns]

I thought you could join selected tracks in iTunes. I know that I have done that sort of thing in the past. (iTunes 6 days...) I thought it was a question of sorting by track number and then checking the box beside the tracks to join.

[Eric Brotto]

Audiobook Maker worked for me!

[Canadian Luke]

Can you add a bit more info, maybe a blurb from the site?

[Alex Levine]

doesn't have a 64 bit version for newer mac OSes