PDF for Print On Demand publishing from Acrobat Online?

Hi,
I have a *.doc file created in Word 2007 that I want to make into a press-quality pdf (for printing as a book by Amazon CreateSpace.)
There are no images or objects of any kind -- only text.
Is there a way to make a PDF/x with embedded fonts from Acrobat's online subscription service? Or anything else I can do short of buying the full software?
And if not, then what is better to use -- the PDF you do get online, or the PDF/A you can make right from Word. Or are both unacceptable?

Is there a way to make a PDF/x with embedded fonts from Acrobat's online subscription service?
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