Will this result in a new coin? If so... How can we get it?
I think the hardfork this time to produce a new coin has a small possibility, in my opinion this will be a renovation of the system on their platform, if there really is a new coin I am sure the distribution will be the same as BTC and BCH ie 1:1.
It is still very early to make any predictions although the fork is very close. I guess, the price of Ethereum can grow a lot closer to the second week of January. Thus, it will be the best decision to buy ETH now.