sometime between today and the year 3000. I don't think the publishers or the authors know when it's going to happen anymore. they keep delaying it.
Coming in the future I see a big push for digital and the reason why I see this is because it is updateable and it's the way of the future
As long as it's interactive and not clunky, where i could look at an index and find the exact page I want without swiping 300 pages, I could be down with that, but most efforts in this field just aren't very good attempts so far. It needs to function as a piece of reference material or a searchable database, not just a book.
Digital is like inviting piracy to the cash register, don't you think. The question is, is there a better way. Some young whipper-snapper will figure it out. Until then, I'll patiently wait and buy the book!
Per Whitman they are trying to get it out by the end of this year. Because of Covid it has been delayed.