I look forward to it. I have the first gen Paperwhite and love it. But having touch panels on the sides might make me upgrade. The improved display will be nice too. Of course I suppose that I could wait for the 4th gen....
I just got my wife the NEW one. They better hold off an a refresh for a year or so--not that there's any actual reason to do it other than making sure I'm happy with my recent purchase.