A device for reducing a moisture content of a moist, fiber-containing material has a double-belt press with a first endless belt and a second endless belt of metal, wherein a pressing zone for pressing liquid out of the fiber-containing material is configured between the first endless belt and the second endless belt, wherein, further, a belt of a liquid-absorbing material that is guided between the two endless belts and through the pressing zone is arranged, wherein a surface of the belt liquid-absorbing material that faces the first endless belt forms a contact surface for the fiber-containing material.