I apologize for being lazy in my question. I asked many places and got nowhere until now. Thank you very much for showing interest in my problem.
These are the steps I took.
I create the front, back and spine images separately, each one 300 dpi as directed by CreateSpace.
Then I downloaded the CreateSpace book cover template for my book, 6 x 9, cream, 314 pages.
I then created my full book cover with the three original images. I then merged down the layers and flatten the image, again as directed.
Finally I saved the image with the pdf extension. This is the only file type they accept for a completed cover. I attached a document with a screenshot of the upload requirements below.
I also added in the attached document the final image properties as well.
As I looked over the properties, I just now noticed that the print size says, “0.5138 x 0.3642 inches.” That might be my problem.
I don’t see my uploaded document; I guess I’m not doing it right. So here are the image properties before I exported the image to pdf.
Size in pixels: 3915 x 2775 pixels
Print size: 0.5138 x 0.3642 inches
Resolution: 300 x 300 pixels/mm
Color space: RGB color
Precision: 8-bit gamma integer
File Size: 15.6 MB
File Type: GIMP XCF image
Size in memory: 101.3 MB
Undo steps: None
Redo steps: None
Number of pixels: 10864125
Number of layers: 1
Number of channels: 0
Number of paths: 0
GIMP built-in sRGB
sRGB
These are the steps I took.
I create the front, back and spine images separately, each one 300 dpi as directed by CreateSpace.
Then I downloaded the CreateSpace book cover template for my book, 6 x 9, cream, 314 pages.
I then created my full book cover with the three original images. I then merged down the layers and flatten the image, again as directed.
Finally I saved the image with the pdf extension. This is the only file type they accept for a completed cover. I attached a document with a screenshot of the upload requirements below.
I also added in the attached document the final image properties as well.
As I looked over the properties, I just now noticed that the print size says, “0.5138 x 0.3642 inches.” That might be my problem.
I don’t see my uploaded document; I guess I’m not doing it right. So here are the image properties before I exported the image to pdf.
Size in pixels: 3915 x 2775 pixels
Print size: 0.5138 x 0.3642 inches
Resolution: 300 x 300 pixels/mm
Color space: RGB color
Precision: 8-bit gamma integer
File Size: 15.6 MB
File Type: GIMP XCF image
Size in memory: 101.3 MB
Undo steps: None
Redo steps: None
Number of pixels: 10864125
Number of layers: 1
Number of channels: 0
Number of paths: 0
GIMP built-in sRGB
sRGB