Has this been the way through all software revisions ?

Yes. If it were done any other way, you would not be able to select and play a single song -- it would finish that song and then play the remainder of the playlist.

All you need to do to finish your audiobook is select the entire playlist containing the audiobook, then right-arrow continually until you get to the track you want to listen to, and the player will play that track and the remainder of the playlist.

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