Ballantine Books releases the Star Trek book Star Trek: Star Fleet Technical Manual, written and illustrated by Franz Joseph Schnaubelt. The book ushers in an obsession with science fiction blueprints and design manuals, both Star Trek and otherwise, and will be reprinted and referred to (including on the Enterprise’s own displays in 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture) for decades to come. 
Bantam Books publishes Star Trek: The New Voyages, edited by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, an anthology of fan-written Star Trek fiction, with accompanying introductions by several of the show’s cast and Gene Roddenberry himself.
Days before the film’s theatrical premiere, Pocket Books publishes Gene Roddenberry‘s novelization of the movie Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the Star Trek creator’s sole foray into Star Trek print fiction.
Pocket Books releases the in-universe reference book Star Trek: Mr. Scott’s Guide To The Enterprise, with text and illustrations by Lora Johnson. The book is a guide to the fictional lore and workings of the movie-era version of the starship Enterprise.
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine“, written and illustrated by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens.
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction book Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, by Herbert F. Solow (former Desilu production executive) and Robert H. Justman (former Star Trek co-producer), a memoir of both men’s roles in the making of the original series, and their dealings with the cast and with series creator Gene Roddenberry.
Pocket Books releases the Star Trek non-fiction book “Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series”, written by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, detailing the extent of the pre-production efforts that Paramount and Gene Roddenberry put into a 1970s revival of the original Star Trek that ultimately went unmade.
Boston Books releases the Star Trek non-fiction book “Trek Navigator”, written by Mark Altman and Edward Gross.
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “Star Trek: Voyager: A Vision Of The Future” by Stephen Edward Poe. (In 1968, under the pseudonym Stephen Whitfield, Poe co-authored the original “Making Of Star Trek” with Gene Roddenberry).
Pocket Books releases the “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual”, written and illustrated by the series’ art and design staff members.
Pocket Books releases the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel “The Dominion War, Book One: Behind Enemy Lines”, written by John Vornholt.
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion”, written by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block.
Pocket Books releases the post-TV-series sequel novel “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Avatar, Book One”, written by S.D. Perry.
Benbella Books releases the non-fiction Star Trek essay anthology “Boarding The Enterprise”, edited by and featuring contributions from David Gerrold. Other contributors include Norman Spinrad, D.C. Fontana, Paul Levinson and Eric Greene. (theLogBook.com webmaster Earl Green aided with this book’s fact-checking and editing.)
IDW Publishing releases the collected trade paperback edition of its Star Trek: The Next Generation comic series “The Space Between”.
IDW Publishing releases the collected trade paperback edition of its four-issue Star Trek comic miniseries “Countdown”. This story ties the post Star Trek: Nemesis 24th century in to the plot of the 2009 J.J. Abrams Star Trek film.