An apparatus for feeding sheets in sheet-processing machines includes a
transport belt which transports sheets from a first location to a second
location. The transport belt can be driven at variable speed by a drive.
The speed of the transport belt can be controlled by a control device in
such a way that, through the use of a combination of at least two speed
profiles, the number of sheets on the transport belt and the transfer of
the sheets at the first and second locations can be adjusted. A printing
press having the apparatus is also provided.