USB iPod Player 2011-Loses Bookmark in Audio Books

I'm in the process of learning how to use my iPod with the USB connection. I like the touch screen menu and the sound is good.

One problem I've found is that if I start an audio book from the touch screen it restarts the book from the beginning. For example if I'm two hours into the book it restarts from the beginning. That basically makes this almost useless for listening to audio books. Has anyone else had this problem with it? I'm hoping it's operator error.

I've had an after market Alpine system in my Honda Civic for five years and it works flawlessly with the iPod.