The ST:TOS books that came out first were novelizations of individual episodes. Later novels didn't come out until after TOS had finished, and a good amount of background material had been established. The Star Wars movies didn't produce stories, other than the novelizations, right away... not until the third movie was done, and out for awhile, did new stories surface.
I think we'll have to wait awhile for Paramount to run some movies, debate about future TV shows, and establish a canon for everyone to follow.
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