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Finding a trustworthy FBA book prep center is tough, right? It seems like there are more people doing online book arbitrage than there are prep centers to accommodate them... so it can be tough finding one accepting new clients. To help you find a prep service as quickly as possible, I contacted dozens of FBA prep services and asked them if they accepted used books. These 10 prep centers all responded and told me that they were fully equipped to process used books for Amazon FBA. 1. Central Virginia Prep I've used this prep service in the past, and I highly recommend them. They were professional and quick to process every batch I sent them. $1.50 per book ($2.00 if you want them to list for you) No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-48 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: Virginia Website: CentralVirginiaPrep.com 2. FBA Books Prep $1.50 per book No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-48 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: Ohio Website: FBABooksPrep.com 3. Little Owl FBA Book Prep $1.50 per book ($1.85 if you want them to list for you) No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-72 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: Ohio Website: LittleOwlFBABookPrep.com 4. One Prep Direct $1.45 per book No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-48 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: New Hampshire (no sales tax) Website: OnePrepDirect.com 5. eFulfillmentPro $2.50 per book No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-48 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: Virginia Website: eFulfillmentPro.com 6. Sunny Prep $1.25 per book Setup fee: $25 (but they will give you $25 of credit, so it's basically free) Turnaround time: 24-48 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: Florida Website: SunnyPrep.com 7. A Storage Hub $2.00 per book No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-48 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: California Website: AStorageHub.com 8. Atlantic Fulfillment $2.00 per book No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-72 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: North Carolina Website: AtlanticFulfillment.com 9. Central Ohio FBA Prep & Ship $2.00 per book No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-48 hours Handles Returns Handles stranded inventory Location: Ohio Website: OhioFBAPrepShip.com 10. Pro Prep & Fulfillment $2.00 per book No setup fee Turnaround time: 24-72 hours Handles returns Handles stranded inventory Location: Illinois Website: ProPrepAndFulfillment.com If all of these prep centers are full, don't worry. There are almost certainly others. Here are a couple of ways to find them: Go through this excellent list of generic prep centers from SellerEssentials.com and ask each if they handle used books. Search for "FBA Prep Centers" on Google and contact any missing from the list in the previous link.