Hello Buzzoff,
Welcome from another newbie!
Each year I buy an inexpensive Pew Bible (KJV) that I can read without distraction, underline, write notes in, etc. I enjoy looking through these Bibles to see what I wrote or what insights I had that particular year. Here is the Bible I have purchased the past couple of years:
http://www.amazon.com/Boldtext-Pew-B...1021695&sr=8-1
It is from National Publishing Co., 1978 (less than $9)
I also use the Bible Pathway devotional guide to keep me on track for reading through the Bible in a year. This will be my 23rd time thru the Bible:
http://biblepathway.org/
I have several nice study Bibles, but this method for my private devotional reading works well for me. I agree with the others that commentaries and references can be distracting when you just want to hear from God through His Word each day.
Shalom,
Tandi