Lightroom book upload to Blurb - "GutsSize error"

Hi,
I’m trying to upload my book (112 pages) from Lightroom 5.0 to Blurb for already 2 weeks. I have tried at least 15 times, without any success… I always get the following error message : “GutsSize error”. I don’t have any clue what it means.
I can export my book as a PDF without any problem. I have also already tried to uncheck the “Apply background globally” option. And when I look at my book, I don’t see any warning error.
I’m uploading the book from Belgium, with a fast internet connection.
Any idea on how to fix this issue ?
Thank you all !
Vince

Hi again,
Just to give an update: I found the reason of the problem !
The text on the spine of the cover was incorrect : there was an additional line, but invisible on the screen as outside of the text box. The error was just shown by a very little red square, almost impossible to see.
I hope this can help people having the same "GutsSize" problem than me !
Vincent

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