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I'd say -- assuming you can easily afford it, and will use it -- buy the K3 now.
I just checked K2 pricing on EBay, and isn't a bit less than the K3 via Amazon. Based on that, I don't think release of a new Kindle drives down the old one's price tremendously.
Also, when the currently vaporware promise to support public library borrowing becomes real, late this year, the inherent value of the K3 goes up. This again argues against a price collapse.
I suppose that if the Kindle tablet is an incredible, company-shattering, flop, like the HP Touchpad, it could cause the price of everything Amazon-wise to plummet. But this scenario is very unlikely.
As for waiting and seeing, sure, that's always good. But if the wait is for the tablet, I'd say that it will take many months to know if the hardware has a low frequency of repair.
I bought the K3 a year ago -- pre-introduction! -- and my once-in-a-lifetime venture into the bleeding edge has worked out OK -- for me. But Amazon's had to give me two under-warranty case replacements, and one under warranty device replacement. The new K3 they gave me two months ago seems to have a slightly better keyboard, and surely reflects other subtle improvements to reduce the chances servicing will be needed.
Keeping away from the bleeding edge is almost always the smart move. Go with the old model.
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