Experience with CreateSpace

[ecoman]

For those who have used CreateSpace, how did it workout? I’m trying to go through the book setup steps, and keep getting alerts for my cover specs. They seem to require all your graphics fit their cover design requirements. I’ve emailed them and told them it would be fine to leave off part of my DNA molecule on the right side. Somehow their criteria won’t allow for this request. See cover for “The True Virus” below:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/285556432597088403/

[deanfromaustralia]

My publisher was using CreateSpace but we were finding that the quality of the product was consistently poor and the were formatting issues (at their end - not ours) that continued to plague our projects.

Eventually we ditched CS in favour of Lightning Source.

[ecoman]

I finally had success when I used CreateSpace cover creator. I picked “The Palm 6X9” template. Since I had both my front and back covers as “jpg” files, I was able to download them into this blank template. The problem I kept having was with my graphics crossing into the bleed area. I had to put a 0.5” border around my covers so they would be accepted. I also reduced the font size for my name. I now have my new thriller novel, “The True Virus” accepted by their reviewers. I’m now waiting for my proofs to arrive so I can approve them and have my book available on Amazon.