u/HopefulRazzmatazz451

So basically, you know f=ma but here’s the problem. Let’s say u take a heavy book, one inch above the table and drop it, nothing will happen. But if you drop it from much higher, it will break the book and/or table. According to f=ma the force the book has on impact is the same in both cases, but it seems like the force on the second one is much higher due to the damage. So what am I missing?