My last post was actually meant as a joke. :laugh: Truth be told, I like Star Trek and Star Wars equally, though I was exposed to Star Wars at a younger age and have been a fan since day 1. I've also been a fan of Trek since day 1, it was just a later day.
However, you have a great point there. I never liked the fact that the Trek books aren't canon (though, if they were, the original 5 years Kirk was in command would have to be more like 50 years.
) Plus, some people mess stuff up when they write them, they write stuff that goes against established canon. (which ticks me off to no end) That comes from the fact that the books and TV shows/movies/video games all being separate companies.
George Lucas is smart and keeps all his stuff in house so he can keep control on the whole thing.