method of introducing an auxiliary sheet pile carrier above a main sheet pile to be removed , the introduction being effected during uninterrupted feeding of additional sheets above the main sheet pile in a sheet travel direction and in synchronism with the travel of a sheet to be deposited , includes controlling respective drives at a sheet delivery by a control device which determines actual data of a printing press , so that the auxiliary pile carrier traverses a velocity profile identical with a velocity profile of the sheet to be deposited in order to avoid relative movement between the auxiliary pile carrier and the sheet to be deposited .