Saving and Loading data in one scene

OK, first off, you really should only need to use PlayerPrefs for saving data BETWEEN GAME SESSIONS. So if you want the book, for example, to be in the exact same place the next time you start the program, it would make sense to use PlayerPrefs, but otherwise, just a normal variable is all you would need. (the only difference with a PlayerPref var is that it can be saved to the disk)

That being said, for saving data between scenes, as you've described, you would simply make the relevant variable(s) static, so that they retain their values between scenes. This WOULD require you to use a unique var for each object, essentially.

For storing the position of an object, you would want to save the transform.position, which is a Vector3, and also the transform.rotation, which is a Quaternion, SO, here's a simple example:

(script on the book)

 static var book1Pos : Vector3 = Vector3(0,0,0);// set initial position here
 static var book1Rot : Quaternion;
 
 function Awake(){
 transform.position = book1Pos;
 transform.rotation = book1Rot;
 }
 
 function LeaveScene(){ // to be run before changing scene
 book1Pos = transform.position;
 book1Rot = transform.rotation;
 }

Of course, if you have lots of objects to keep track of, it would make more sense to use one controlling script to keep track of all objects..

 class SceneObject {     
 myRotation : Quaternion;
 myPosition : Vector3;
 myObject : GameObject;

 function SetObject(){
 myObject.position = myPosition;
 myObject.rotation = myRotation;
 }
 function SetPosition(){
 myPosition = myObject.position;
 myRotation = myObject.rotation;
 }
 }

 static var book1 : SceneObject;
 static var book2 : SceneObject;
 
 function Awake(){
 book1.SetObject();
 book2.SetObject();
 }
 
 function LeaveScene(){ // to be run before changing scene
 book1.SetPosition();
 book2.SetPosition();
 }

something like this could work.. but keep in mind this is not a complete example, as you would still need to initialize the instances somehow(book1, book2)...