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Re:An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales by mtrimpe on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @03:47AM (#5749409)
You might also be falling victim to what I call the "Cialdini effect."

After I read his Influence book I couldn't have a normal interaction with sales people for a long time, since every time I'd recognise the techniques I would feel manipulated and angry.

It wasn't until a few years later that I actually could be impressed with the finesse of their execution while evaluating the morals of their actions separately.

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