Release Date and Crossover Question

By Shakespearian_Soldier, in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG

Apologies if either of the following have already been answered elsewhere - being away with my unit, I've not been able to keep up-to-date with the forums post-beta. :(

My first question is this: do we have a release date for the core rulebook yet? :) I'm more than ready to get mine ordered, but every time I check back on the site it stills says that it's not yet available.

Secondly, I was wondering: how easy do we think it'll be to carry a character from one rulebook to the next? For example, say you make a character for EotE that you really enjoy playing, and then FFG releases AoR - will it be possible for you to carry him over (which would be okay in theory, given that the systems are supposed to be identical or compatible), or would some tweaking be required? How likely is it that your Force-Sensitive Exile will be able to find a teacher and begin gaining access to talents and powers from Force & Destiny?