The 'series bible' isn't canon and is no more or less official than anything else. Anything from it that didn't make it on screen is little more significant than an old cocktail napkin scribble. Anything not on screen specifically is completely open to whatever new writers want to fill in. Even stuff on screen, if there is *any* possible second way of interpreting it, is open to that new interpretation.
That would be true of any standard Trek production. In this case, however, I expect that, although they say they'll be respecting canon, they probably mean the major points. We already know it's a revisioning of sorts because the Enterprise looks different. This is not merely a prequel in the same exact canon. So, basically any of these little details are up for grabs in this version of Trek. I wouldn't be surprised if most of the details discussed here is never even mentioned or seen in the film.
In fact, I think it would be nice to see an original plot idea for once in 25 years.