So, if you haven't heard, most (and I mean MOST) of the old EU content is now being ignored. KotOR, Tartakovsky's Clone Wars, Thrawn, the Vong, children of most of the main cast, Chewie dieing, Darth Krayt, Darth Maul being a skate punk in a Coruscant orphanage, and my about 20% of my wall of books are all now non-canon. I'm not sure if I misheard, but I believe they're being reclassified into one group known as "Legends".
So basically, the 6 movies, Darth Bane, and The Clone Wars (CGI) are the only things now considered to be actual parts of the story. Currently, four books are being written that will also be a part of the new canon. Darth Vader and Palpatine stranded on a hostile planet is the first, the story of what happened between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back from Luke's perspective is the second, a story following the life of Tarkin is the third, and a story set during the dark times following two of the main cast members of the new animated series "Rebels" is the fourth.