Sheet depositing arrangement for depositing sheets in sheet stacks, comprising a) at least one sheet depositing apparatus (39, 40) i) having a sheet stacking chamber for creating a sheet stack from the sheets, ii) having a sheet extraction device which has - a sheet transporting means that is drivable in a direction of circulation, - a sheet delivery region for delivering the sheets to be stacked to the sheet stacking chamber by way of the sheet transporting means, - a sheet stacking region, provided downstream of the sheet delivery region with regard to the direction of circulation, for stacking the sheets to be stacked into the sheet stacking chamber, with the sheet stack being formed, by way of the sheet transporting means, and - a return region, provided downstream of the sheet stacking region with regard to the direction of circulation, for the sheet transporting means, and iii) having a sheet retaining device with at least one sheet retaining element, arranged next to the sheet stacking region, for preventing at least one sheet to be stacked from being drawn into the sheet extraction device from the sheet stacking chamber by the sheet transporting means, characterized in that the sheet transporting means extends in a straight line at least regionally directly next to the sheet stacking chamber in the sheet stacking region. a) at least one sheet depositing apparatus (39, 40) i) having a sheet stacking chamber for creating a sheet stack from the sheets, ii) having a sheet extraction device which has - a sheet transporting means that is drivable in a direction of circulation, - a sheet delivery region for delivering the sheets to be stacked to the sheet stacking chamber by way of the sheet transporting means, - a sheet stacking region, provided downstream of the sheet delivery region with regard to the direction of circulation, for stacking the sheets to be stacked into the sheet stacking chamber, with the sheet stack being formed, by way of the sheet transporting means, and - a return region, provided downstream of the sheet stacking region with regard to the direction of circulation, for the sheet transporting means, and iii) having a sheet retaining device with at least one sheet retaining element, arranged next to the sheet stacking region, for preventing at least one sheet to be stacked from being drawn into the sheet extraction device from the sheet stacking chamber by the sheet transporting means, i) having a sheet stacking chamber for creating a sheet stack from the sheets, ii) having a sheet extraction device which has - a sheet transporting means that is drivable in a direction of circulation, - a sheet delivery region for delivering the sheets to be stacked to the sheet stacking chamber by way of the sheet transporting means, - a sheet stacking region, provided downstream of the sheet delivery region with regard to the direction of circulation, for stacking the sheets to be stacked into the sheet stacking chamber, with the sheet stack being formed, by way of the sheet transporting means, and - a return region, provided downstream of the sheet stacking region with regard to the direction of circulation, for the sheet transporting means, and - a sheet transporting means that is drivable in a direction of circulation, - a sheet delivery region for delivering the sheets to be stacked to the sheet stacking chamber by way of the sheet transporting means, - a sheet stacking region, provided downstream of the sheet delivery region with regard to the direction of circulation, for stacking the sheets to be stacked into the sheet stacking chamber, with the sheet stack being formed, by way of the sheet transporting means, and - a return region, provided downstream of the sheet stacking region with regard to the direction of circulation, for the sheet transporting means, and iii) having a sheet retaining device with at least one sheet retaining element, arranged next to the sheet stacking region, for preventing at least one sheet to be stacked from being drawn into the sheet extraction device from the sheet stacking chamber by the sheet transporting means,