Star Trek Merchendise

The Star Trek franchise has inspired many licensed products, such as novels, comic books, video games, and other materials, which are generally not considered part of the official Star Trek canon. These products have proven to be very profitable for both the studio and the actors, with Leonard Nimoy earning over $500,000 in royalties by 1986. In fact, Star Trek merchandise brought in $4 billion for Paramount by 2002.

There have been many original novels, short stories, and adaptations of Star Trek for television and film since 1967. The first original Star Trek novel was "Mission to Horatius" and was published in 1968. Recently, three titles in the Star Trek Collection of Little Golden Books were released by Random House, with a fourth coming out in July 2020. Bantam Books was the first publisher of Star Trek fiction for adult readers. James Blish wrote adaptations of episodes of the original series and the first original Star Trek novel published by Bantam, "Spock Must Die!" Pocket Books has also published many Star Trek novels by popular authors like Peter David and Diane Duane. Some actors from the TV series have also written books featuring their characters. Voyager producer Jeri Taylor wrote two novels about the personal histories of Voyager characters, and screenplay writers like David Gerrold have also written Star Trek books. In 2014, "Holodeck: The Final Frontier" discussed the potential future use of artificial intelligence and cyborgs in creating a holodeck like in the Star Trek universe.

There have been many releases of Star Trek comics since 1967, published by companies like Marvel, DC, Malibu, and Gold Key. In 2009, Tokyopop released a collection of Next Generation stories in the style of Japanese manga. IDW Publishing gained the rights to publish Star Trek comics in 2006 and released a prequel to the 2009 film, "Star Trek: Countdown." In 2012, IDW published the first volume of "Star Trek: The Newspaper Strip," featuring the work of Thomas Warkentin. IDW is still producing new Star Trek titles as of 2020.

The Star Trek franchise has many games in various formats, including board games, online games, and DVD games. These games are popular among fans. There are several video games based on the series, such as "Star Trek: Legacy" and "Star Trek: Conquest." "Star Trek Online," an MMORPG set in the Next Generation era, was developed by Cryptic Studios and published by Perfect World. The most recent video game was set in the alternate timeline of the "Star Trek" films directed by J.J. Abrams. WizKids announced the creation of a collectible miniatures game for Star Trek using the HeroClix system on June 8, 2010. "Star Trek: Resurgence," a narrative adventure video game set in the Next Generation era, will be released by Dramatic Labs on December 9, 2021.

Star Trek has led to the creation of several magazines about science fiction or specifically about Star Trek. Starlog was a magazine started in the 1970s that originally focused on Star Trek actors, but later broadened its focus. "Star Trek: The Magazine" was published in the U.S. until 2003. "Star Trek Magazine," originally called "Star Trek Monthly," was published by Titan Magazines in the United Kingdom starting in 1995 and is now available worldwide. There have also been other professional and fan-published magazines, called fanzines, related to Star Trek.