I know, it's terribly unfortunate. I've just stopped being stupid and will now flood you with links that you might want to try if you don't mind the extra work, else I'll see if I can purchase and get them later:

http://askbobrankin.com/convert_itunes_to_mp3_format.html

http://www.tech-faq.com/convert-itunes-to-mp3.shtml

http://www.m4p-mp3.com/