Deciding What Royalty Rate to Publish at

Since I decided to independently publish the Titan series I have done a lot of research as to how to properly and competitively price my books to get attention in the marketplace. When I first published through Amazon I decided for the 70% royalty stream. I know there is opinion out there that the 30% royalty stream is best for new authors to nag sales by listening their books below the $2.99 minimum of the 70% royalty stream, but the way i figured it was that why should I under value my work and that if someone is willing to pay $0.99 for my book then is $2.99 really that much more.

The first Titan book did OK but sales were far from over the moon. I have also been working hard to get my books noticed particularly by my target audience of the teen/pre-teen group I was aiming for. This is hwy I am now targeting getting into some schools with Titan2. I was still always pondering whether I made the right choice, though, in selecting the 70% royalty stream through Amazon. SO, what i decided to try is that while my book are new and in their initial run until the new volumes come out they would be under the 70% royalty. Then, once they have gone through their first run and the new books come out then I will drop them down to the 30% royalty rate and sell them for $1.25. So, now Titan: the Midnight Hour Kindle edition is available for that price through Amazon while Titan 2: City Under Siege is still $2.99 until Titan 3: Shadow Games comes out.