There are many ways the books might not match. The most common one is that some of the books are paperback, some hardcover. That already makes a difference in height and size, and sometimes even the cover changes. I have a lot of these, as you can see. Then there are differences in sizes within paperbacks and within hardcovers. Small paperbacks, tall paperbacks, and then some of my books are of a third height, and might not even match within that "third height." Different editions and cover changes are also common. Some publishers change the cover designs in the middle of publishing a series, some publish the series again with the new covers. Sometimes the changes are small, sometimes a little bigger.
There are many ways these and other things might anger people, who care about having matching books on their shelves. I only get a little angry if something happens, like for example, my hardcover gets destroyed, because my family's dog got the book out from my mother's bag and ate it, and my mother bought me a paperback to replace my beautiful hardcover. (Eragon in Finnish, if you were wondering.) I get books as gifts, so I can't complain if I get a different edition than the other books I have. We don't get all the editions of books written in English, so I can't be picky when buying those.
It's totally fine wanting matching books, I'm not saying that it's not. I might think it's a little stupid to keep buying multiple copies of the same book just because it doesn't match and there's no way to tell if it will when ordering it online, but it doesn't matter what I think. If you have the money and really want to get the matching book, go for it. I will shake my head and be happy with my non-matching covers, because for me it doesn't really matter what my books look like. I just want to be able to enjoy reading them, and the picture on the cover or the height of the paperback doesn't change the reading experience.
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