In addition to minimizing the disruption to narrative posed by traditional footnotes and endnotes, the layering structure serves an intuitive indexing function as well, providing a searchable concordance for general readers, students and scholars.
The Ulysses "Seen" project has attracted the attention of the academic, technology, and popular culture communities.
The project has been profiled in numerous online publications and blogs, such as the Huffington Post [2] and OpenCulture,[3] and was the subject of a local PBS program highlighting arts initiatives.
[5] The Ulysses "Seen" project is produced by Throwaway Horse LLC, a Pennsylvania-based limited liability company, which owns the copyright in the comic and Reader’s Guide content, the pending patent application relating to the platform, various trademarks, and holds licensing relationships necessary to deliver the project.
Apple asked the publisher, Throwaway Horse, to censor several panels which contravened their policy on nudity, but reversed their decision later in the year.