An ink feeder driver for a rotary press in which switching of ink feeder drive paths can be effected by merely effecting a selection as to whether first and second gears are to be coupled together via only a second idle gear of via both first and second idle gears in mesh with each other, to match the direction of rotation of a first gear which is required to be rotated in a fixed direction at all times and the direction of rotation of a second gear rotated in a direction matched to the direction of rotation of a printing cylinder. The direction of rotation of the first gear with respect to the second gear is reversed by displacing the second idle gear by operating a displacing means.